Leah Feiger: So Trump brings Musk out, he calls him a really unbelievable man. Musk actually jumps into the air on stage, in what was captured in truthfully one of many cringiest pictures that I’ve seen on-line perhaps this yr, after which Musk talks to the group for a few minutes. What does he say? Discuss us by that.
Vittoria Elliott: It is such a flip from 2020 when there’s all this suspicion round mail-in ballots, round early voting. Now out of the blue we’re listening to, “Be sure you’re registered to vote, vote early, do that, try this, get everybody you already know to vote.” There’s this actually, actually massive get-out-the-vote push, and that’s what Elon was on. When the murderer’s bullet grazed Trump’s ear, he received up and mentioned, “Combat, struggle, struggle.” And Musk very consciously mentioned, “Vote, vote, vote.” And everybody within the crowd instantly noticed that parallel that—
Leah Feiger: I imply, he drew it. Yeah.
Vittoria Elliott: Folks had been very into that, and one of many issues that Musk mentioned that received a whole lot of response from the people who I used to be immediately round was he mentioned, “The Second—”
Elon Musk [Archival audio]: The Second Modification is there to make sure that we have now the First Modification.
Vittoria Elliott: He was there to whip up the troops, to essentially communicate to the true believers, to push, push, push for voter turnout, as a result of I feel my sense with the best way that the MAGA motion is correct now could be that they perceive what the Biden crew understood in 2020 the place it isn’t about changing new folks, it is about getting the folks which are already in your crew mobilized. He mentioned, “This election is crucial election of our lifetime.” Fairly regular. I feel I’ve heard each politician say that for the final 20 years, however then he says, “It’s a must to convey everybody you already know to vote. If they do not, this will likely be—”
Elon Musk [Archival audio]: This would be the final election. That is my prediction. Nothing’s extra vital, nothing’s extra vital.
Vittoria Elliott: I even had some folks repeat that to me on the best way out of the rally, and that’s additionally one thing he has been very public about saying on X, even earlier than coming to this rally. Numerous instances when Musk is talking publicly or when he is interviewed, he’ll tamp again among the rhetoric that he spreads on-line. If we expect again to the Don Lemon interview, the place he was confronted in regards to the nice alternative concept, he hedged a little bit bit on that.