What Elon Musk Expects To Become President Of The US Is Kanye West
JAKARTA - Tesla CEO Elon Musk has succeeded in becoming the richest person in the world, thanks to the ever-rising price of his Tesla shares.
According to the Bloomberg billionaire index, Musk has assets of about 188 billion US dollars, more than that of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos who only has a fortune of about 187 billion US dollars.
"Very strange. Alright, back to work," Musk said Thursday, January 7 quoted from The Verge.
As well as owning the aerospace company SpaceX, Musk also owns a large share of the electric car maker Tesla. The past year, Tesla's share price has continued to grow.
Support the presidential candidateIn mid-2020, Musk made a scene in cyberspace, after he supported rapper Kanye West who wanted to run for the 2020-2024 presidential election.
Musk's support was evident from the comments he made in Kanye West's tweet on his wish to advance in the US Presidential Election.
You have my full support!
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 5, 2020
"We must now fulfill America's promise by trusting in God, uniting our visions and building our future. I am running for President of the United States," West wrote.
"You have my full support," Musk tweeted.
However, Kanye West failed to participate in the 2020 US Presidential Election which he tried out through a new party called 'The Birthday Party'. West failed because he was 14 seconds late from the deadline for registering presidential candidates from the State of Wisconsin.
Had been brought to the Wisconsin Court, but West was still declared defeated and could not run.