Tech mogul Elon Musk made a surprise appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, where he accused the Democratic Party of hypocrisy and spreading misinformation. During the conversation, Musk also weighed in on the ongoing allegations against former President Donald Trump, dismissing them as "hoaxes" and drawing comparisons to authoritarian tactics.
The podcast appearance comes after both Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, appeared on Rogan's show in the past week. Musk, who has been actively campaigning for Trump in Pennsylvania, once again reiterated this claim that "if Trump doesn’t Win, this will be the last real election".
Musk on government power and targeting
Musk talked about what he sees as a dangerous government approach to justice, referencing Lavrentiy Beria, Stalin’s infamous secret police chief notorious line, “Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime.” He compared the tactic to the treatment of his company, SpaceX, claiming authorities had arbitrarily targeted it, then found reasons to investigate. “They decided SpaceX was the target,” Musk said. “They just figured out the crime afterwards.”
Rogan agreed, pointing out that critics of Trump have accused him of wanting to weaponise the justice system if re-elected, yet Musk argued that it was the Democrats who had already done so. "They’re doing all the things they accused Trump of doing—openly," Musk said. He contended that while some political exaggeration is normal, the Democrats have repeatedly “pushed hoaxes” to undermine Trump.
"I mean the sheer number of hoaxes that the Democratic Party is pushing over and over again... When you have deliberate concerted repeated pushing of hoaxes you're like wait a second. Like come on man this is too far," Musk said.
Musk and Rogan cited several specific examples, including the "fine people" remark Trump made regarding Charlottesville, which Musk claims is often misinterpreted. He criticised former President Barack Obama for recently bringing up this narrative again, suggesting it was used as a tool to demonise Trump. “It’s a flat-out lie,” Rogan remarked.
Musk also lashed out a campaign ad from Vice President Kamala Harris that allegedly misconstrued Trump’s comments on border security to imply he was denying women’s rights. Musk described the tactic of clipping Trump’s statements out of context, citing a saying, “They’ll take like not even a full sentence … and then push it on every ad, every speaking event, every media.”
Concerns over censorship and free speech
The Tesla CEO also voiced concern over what he sees as the left's shift towards authoritarianism. He claimed that while he was once aligned with progressive values, he now feels the Democratic Party has become oppressive, particularly regarding free speech.
According to Musk, efforts to silence opposition on certain topics are reflective of an agenda to control public opinion. "If they’re trying to suppress people’s ability to communicate, they’re only doing that because they want to do things that people don’t want them to do," he said.
Musk also called out the traditional media, accusing it of exploiting “low-information voters” who, due to time constraints, might not scrutinise political claims deeply. He argued that these voters are easily misled by selectively presented narratives. As an example, he cited MSNBC’s comparison of Trump's MSG rally to a Nazi gathering, even though, Musk pointed out, the rally included people of diverse backgrounds and religions.
"They try to call the rally at Madison Square Garden like a Nazi rally. I'm like, yo, there was like literally an Israeli flag in the audience. I think like a quarter of the speakers were Jewish. Like there were people of every race, color, creed, religion at that rally," Musk said.
The podcast appearance comes after both Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, appeared on Rogan's show in the past week. Musk, who has been actively campaigning for Trump in Pennsylvania, once again reiterated this claim that "if Trump doesn’t Win, this will be the last real election".
Musk on government power and targeting
Musk talked about what he sees as a dangerous government approach to justice, referencing Lavrentiy Beria, Stalin’s infamous secret police chief notorious line, “Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime.” He compared the tactic to the treatment of his company, SpaceX, claiming authorities had arbitrarily targeted it, then found reasons to investigate. “They decided SpaceX was the target,” Musk said. “They just figured out the crime afterwards.”
Rogan agreed, pointing out that critics of Trump have accused him of wanting to weaponise the justice system if re-elected, yet Musk argued that it was the Democrats who had already done so. "They’re doing all the things they accused Trump of doing—openly," Musk said. He contended that while some political exaggeration is normal, the Democrats have repeatedly “pushed hoaxes” to undermine Trump.
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"I mean the sheer number of hoaxes that the Democratic Party is pushing over and over again... When you have deliberate concerted repeated pushing of hoaxes you're like wait a second. Like come on man this is too far," Musk said.
Musk and Rogan cited several specific examples, including the "fine people" remark Trump made regarding Charlottesville, which Musk claims is often misinterpreted. He criticised former President Barack Obama for recently bringing up this narrative again, suggesting it was used as a tool to demonise Trump. “It’s a flat-out lie,” Rogan remarked.
Musk also lashed out a campaign ad from Vice President Kamala Harris that allegedly misconstrued Trump’s comments on border security to imply he was denying women’s rights. Musk described the tactic of clipping Trump’s statements out of context, citing a saying, “They’ll take like not even a full sentence … and then push it on every ad, every speaking event, every media.”
Concerns over censorship and free speech
The Tesla CEO also voiced concern over what he sees as the left's shift towards authoritarianism. He claimed that while he was once aligned with progressive values, he now feels the Democratic Party has become oppressive, particularly regarding free speech.
According to Musk, efforts to silence opposition on certain topics are reflective of an agenda to control public opinion. "If they’re trying to suppress people’s ability to communicate, they’re only doing that because they want to do things that people don’t want them to do," he said.
Musk also called out the traditional media, accusing it of exploiting “low-information voters” who, due to time constraints, might not scrutinise political claims deeply. He argued that these voters are easily misled by selectively presented narratives. As an example, he cited MSNBC’s comparison of Trump's MSG rally to a Nazi gathering, even though, Musk pointed out, the rally included people of diverse backgrounds and religions.
"They try to call the rally at Madison Square Garden like a Nazi rally. I'm like, yo, there was like literally an Israeli flag in the audience. I think like a quarter of the speakers were Jewish. Like there were people of every race, color, creed, religion at that rally," Musk said.
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