Musk opposes a "billionaire's tax" and has argued with more left-leaning Democratic politicians such as Bernie Sanders Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Elizabeth Warren.
He has stated that "hands up, don't shoot" a rallying cry that arose after the 2014 shooting of an unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri was based in "fiction", and has raised questions about the Black Lives Matter protests.
Musk also promoted a baseless theory relating to the attack of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, which Musk subsequently retracted by deleting his tweet.
Musk has praised China and has been described as having mounted a "charm offensive" to woo the Chinese government and gain access to its markets for Tesla.
In 2022, Musk wrote an article for China Cyberspace, the official publication of Cyberspace Administration of China, which enforces Internet censorship in China.
His writing the article was described as conflicting with his advocacy for free speech.
Musk later advocated for Taiwan to become a special administrative region of China which drew cross-party criticism from Taiwanese lawmakers.
In October 2022, Musk posted a Twitter poll and "peace plan" to resolve the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
It was reported that Musk allegedly spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to the proposal, which Musk denied.
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