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Musk to move SpaceX and X HQ over gender identity law

Mr Musk has become increasingly involved in US politics and said the new law was the "last straw".

Over the weekend, he formally endorsed Donald Trump for president and on Tuesday, he confirmed a Wall Street Journal report he would be directing some $45m a month toward his campaign. In explaining the decision to move X to Austin, Mr Musk criticised the state of affairs in San Francisco, saying he had "had enough of dodging gangs of violent drug addicts just to get in and out of the building". He cited his opposition to a new Californian state law which bans schools from requiring staff to disclose information about a child's gender identity - including to parents.

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