How Elon Musk evolved into a Trump surrogate and the bumps he’s hit along the way

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Elon Musk is a tech mogul, space pioneer, and electric vehicle savant. But for the 2024 presidential election, he has added another title: Trump campaign surrogate.

Musk has increasingly linked himself with the Trump campaign with get-out-the-vote efforts and appearances at campaign events. Musk’s admiration of former President Donald Trump seemed to begin after the Republican’s July 13 assassination attempt.

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