11/04/2024

Musk Spends his Final Days before the Election Posting about Peanut the Squirrel

He has spent $118 million supporting Donald Trump's campaign

Billionaire X owner Elon Musk has become one of former president Donald Trump's most important backers. Since Musk endorsed Trump in July, he has pulled out all the stops to support his candidacy. Musk has donated more than $100 million to his Trump-supporting America PAC; he criss-crossed the swing state of Pennsylvania holding town halls; he’s spoken at Trump ralliesin Butler, Pennsylvania, and New York City; hosted Trump for an interview on X, formerly known as Twitter; and put the full weight of the social media platform he owns behind Trump’s presidential bid.

But with mere days to go before the polls open, Musk spent the weekend posting on X mostly about a squirrel.

Specifically, Peanut, an orphaned pet squirrel adopted by Mark Longo, a resident of New York state. Videos of Longo with Peanut garnered hundreds of thousands of views on TikTok and Instagram. Longo also had adopted a pet raccoon named Fred. But on Oct. 30, according to The Associated Press, local government officials responded to anonymous complaints about the animals; both were euthanized after the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) removed them from Longo's home.

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