Elon Musk, Who Once Queued For 6 Hours To Shake Obama's Hand, Explains Why He's Now Supporting Trump: 'My Track Record Has Been Moderate...'
Elon Musk, Who Once Queued For 6 Hours To Shake Obama's Hand, Explains Why He's Now Supporting Trump: 'My Track Record Has Been Moderate...'
On Monday, while speaking with Donald Trump, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk unveiled his political leanings, voicing support for the ex-President.
週一，特斯拉公司（納斯達克：TSLA）首席執行官伊隆·馬斯克在與特朗普概念交談時透露了他的政治傾向，並支持了這位前總統。
What Happened: Toward the end of the conversation, which included several topics from the failed assassination attempt to immigration, AI, and electric vehicles, Musk shed light on his political orientation.
事件經過：在交談的最後階段，談到了幾個話題，包括未遂的暗殺事件、移民、人工智能和新能源車，馬斯克揭示了他的政治取向。
The tech billionaire described himself as historically a moderate Democrat, saying that he has not been particularly political in the past.
這位科技億萬富翁稱自己歷來是一個溫和派民主黨人，並表示自己過去並不特別政治。
"They try to paint me as a far-right guy which is absurd because I like to make electric vehicles ... I supported Obama. I stood in line for six hours to shake Obama's hand," he stated.
他說道："他們試圖把我描繪成一個極右的人，這是荒謬的，因爲我喜歡製造新能源車……我支持奧巴馬，我排隊等了六個小時才能和他握手。"
The Tesla CEO continued by saying, he now believes the U.S. is at a critical juncture and urged those in the moderate camp to support Trump for president.
特斯拉CEO繼續表示，現在他認爲美國處於一個關鍵的時刻，並呼籲中間派支持特朗普競選總統。"對於中間派的人們，我認爲你們應該支持特朗普競選總統，"他說道，此後這位前總統感謝他的支持。
"For the people out there in the moderate camp, I think you should support Donald Trump for president," he stated, after which the former President thanked him for his support.
爲什麼重要：由於遭到了一次大規模的分佈式拒絕服務攻擊，採訪耗時44分鐘。但觀衆數量創下了130萬的歷史最高紀錄。
Why It Matters: The interview, which was delayed by 44 minutes due to a massive Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack, drew an unprecedented audience of over 1.3 million listeners.
與此同時，馬斯克的政治傾向一直是一個話題，特別是考慮到他與政治人物的過去互動。
Meanwhile, Musk's political leanings have been a topic of speculation, especially considering his past interactions with political figures.
去年4月，馬斯克回憶起與前美國總統巴拉克·奧巴馬的唯一一次一對一會議，在會上他並沒有談論特斯拉或spacex(臨時代碼)。"我和奧巴馬總統唯一一次的一對一會議並不是爲了宣傳特斯拉或spacex(臨時代碼)，而是爲了推動人工智能監管。"他在當時說道。
Last year in April, Musk recalled his only one-on-one meeting with former U.S. President Barack Obama, during which he didn't talk about Tesla or SpaceX.
去年4月，馬斯克回憶起他與前美國總統奧巴馬的唯一一次一對一會見，在會見中，他沒有談論特斯拉或spacex。
"The only one one-on-one meeting I ever had with Obama as President I used not to promote Tesla or SpaceX but to encourage AI regulation," he stated at the time.
他當時表示：「我與奧巴馬總統唯一的一次一對一會面，並不是用來推銷特斯拉或 spacex，而是爲了鼓勵人工智能監管。」
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