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Why Elon Musk is skipping around on stage for Donald Trump


The world’s richest man’s federal troubles might be putting the pep in his step, according to a new report.

The owner's X feed has long been full of far-right fibs that aren't getting Community Notes, and yet even now he seems reluctant to go down the deepest MAGA rabbit holes — for example, declining to receive a book of conspiracy theories on the 2020 election at his first solo Pennsylvania event this week. Musk has a history of dragging the SEC and other regulators through long court battles, then paying fines that pale in comparison to his wealth. The lawsuits allege that Musk made Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) capabilities seem more advanced than they were, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.

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