I hope, if Harris wins, that he is forced to divest from SpaceX due to national security concerns, and that the subsidies on Tesla are abruptly pulled given its lack of innovation for years.

its because he knows a presidential pardon is the only way to avoid prison

Don’t forget blocking competition from China.

he’s already getting contracts and subsidies, I expect it has more to do with regulation like the FCC FEC etc.

What a dipshit.

I think that even if Trump were to win, Musk would loose. Trump seems to loathe Musk, having publicly humiliated Musk before, and then snubbing Twitter after Musk unbanned him, at least for a while. Secondly, Trump has a habit of not paying bills, which probably translates into not returning favors. Trump’s alliance with Musk will end once Musk is no longer useful, which will be once the election is over.

In fact, Trump winning might be worse for Musk than Harris winning, because the Democrats probably won’t retaliate against him for helping Trump. But Trump, well, for one thing, somebody like Trump might see it as a humiliation that he had to work with Musk. And secondly, electric cars don’t fit into the Republican worldview Trump champions.

Looking at a larger scope, capital tends to screw themselves over by aligning themselves with authoritarians. It’s easier to hold on to power than it is to seize power, and if all you bring to the table is money, then you won’t be needed once power is seized. Because money is something humans made up to facilitate the exchange of resources and labor.