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Elon Musk says Mars colony possible under Trump, unlikely under Harris


Elon Musk said that humanity will never reach Mars if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the presidency. Musk claimed he would take families to Mars to build a colony there, but it would only be possible if former President Donald Trump is reelected.

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Musk has been vocal on his platform X in his support for Trump, officially endorsing him the day of an assassination attempt on the former president. Over the past few weeks, Musk connected the successes of his SpaceX program to the potential for a second Trump term.

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“Unless there is significant government reform, laws and regulations will keep getting worse every year until every great endeavor, from high-speed rail between our cities to making life multiplanetary, is effectively illegal,” Musk posted after the debate between Trump and Harris. “Trump supports a government efficiency commission to allow great things to be done; Kamala does not. We will never reach Mars if Kamala wins.”

Musk reiterated his concerns about government bureaucracy stifling large projects in America, using California’s high-speed rail initiative as an example.

Musk expressed that the growing bureaucratic landscape would destroy the Mars program, and a potential colony there. He also said it would doom humanity if a Democratic administration takes over.

Former President Trump stated that he wants Musk to lead a “government efficiency” commission if he is reelected in November. It’s a position Musk expressed interest in. At a recent rally in North Carolina, Trump mentioned his plans to collaborate with Musk on Mars missions.

“Elon, get those rocket ships going because we want to reach Mars before the end of my term,” Trump said.

The Harris campaign has not responded to Musk’s claims. While her campaign website does not mention space policies, the Democratic Party platform introduced at the DNC last month commits to furthering space exploration, supporting NASA and working to send Americans back to the moon and Mars.

While Musk predicts setbacks for SpaceX if Harris is elected, NASA’s timeline for Mars exploration remains set for the 2030s. SpaceX has announced plans to send five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars within the next two years.

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[KARAH RUCKER]

MUSK SLAMS HARRIS “WE’LL NEVER REACH MARS IF KAMALA WINS”

“ELON MUSK SAYS HE’LL TAKE YOUR WHOLE FAMILY TO MARS –

BUT ONLY IF DONALD TRUMP WINS”

“MUSK SAYS ‘DOOMED HUMANITY’ WILL NEVER REACH MARS IF HARRIS BECOMES PRESIDENT.”

THIS IS A STORY GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION RIGHT NOW.

HERE’S WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEYOND THE HEADLINES.

ELON MUSK HAS BEEN VOCAL ON HIS PLATFORM X IN HIS SUPPORT FOR FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP – OFFICIALLY ENDORSING HIM THE DAY TRUMP WAS NEARLY ASSASSINATED.

OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS –

MUSK HAS TIED THE SUCCESSES OF HIS SPACE-X PROGRAM TO THE SUCCESS OF A SECOND TRUMP TERM.

THE DAY AFTER TRUMP AND HARRIS DEBATED –

MUSK POSTED – “Unless there is significant government reform –

laws & regulations will keep getting worse every year until every great endeavor, from “high-speed rail between our cities” to “making life multiplanetary”, is effectively **illegal.

Trump supports a government efficiency commission to allow great things to be done, Kamala does not. 

We will never reach Mars if Kamala wins. 

THEN AGAIN THIS WEEK – HE REITERATED HIS STANCE –

One of my biggest concerns right now is that the Starship program is being smothered by a mountain of government bureaucracy that grows every year. This stifling red tape is affecting all large projects in America, which is why, for example, California has spent ~$7 billion dollars and several years on high-speed rail, but only has a 1600 ft section of concrete to show for it!

While I have many concerns about a potential Kamala regime, my absolute showstopper is that the bureaucracy currently choking America to death is guaranteed to grow under a Democratic Party administration. This would destroy the Mars program and doom humanity. 

It cannot happen. Your help would be much appreciated. This is a fork, maybe the fork, in the road of human destiny.

FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HIS ADMINISTRATION WANTS ELON MUSK IN CHARGE OF A “GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY” COMMISSION IF HE’S RE-ELECTED IN NOVEMBER.

SOMETHING THAT MUSK HAS ALREADY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN.

AND IN A RECENT RALLY IN NORTH CAROLINA – TRUMP MENTIONED HIS PLANS TO PUT PEOPLE ON MARS WITH THE HELP OF MUSK.

“It’s my plan, I’ll talk to Elon – Elon, get those rocket ships going – because we want to reach mars before the end of my term. We want to do it.”

THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN HASN’T RESPONDED TO MUSK’S CLAIMS.

ON HER CAMPAIGN WEBSITE – THERE’S NO MENTION OF SPACE POLICIES.

HOWEVER IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM INTRODUCED AT THE DNC LAST MONTH –

IT DOES MENTION FURTHERING SPACE EXPLORATION.

“we’ll continue supporting NASA and America’s presence on the International Space Station, and working to send Americans back to the moon and to Mars.”

WHILE MUSK IS PREDICTING SETBACKS FOR **SPACE X IF HARRIS IS ELECTED PRESIDENT  –

NASA’S SPACE PROGRAM IS STILL PREDICTING MARS EXPLORATION TO HAPPEN IN THE 2030’S.

RIGHT NOW SPACE X IS PREDICTING IT COULD GET THERE A LOT SOONER –

ANNOUNCING PLANS TO SEND 5 UNCREWED STARSHIP MISSIONS TO MARS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. 

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