Joe Rogan Experience #2219
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Days before the 2024 US presidential election, Musk appeared on JRE in full political mode, explicitly endorsing Donald Trump and discussing his involvement with the proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). He argued that unchecked government spending and immigration were existential threats to American civilization. He discussed Tesla's Optimus progress, the Cybercab robotaxi reveal, and xAI's expansion plans. The episode was widely seen as the most politically charged of his JRE appearances and generated enormous news coverage.
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Explicitly endorses Donald Trump for president and says he plans to take a role in a Trump administration to cut government waste through DOGE.
Claims Optimus will be available for under $20,000 eventually and will do 'anything a human can do, and more'.
Suggests the mainstream media is 'fundamentally broken' and that X is becoming the dominant platform for real-time news and debate.
