>Asked about his political involvement by panel host Andrew Ross Sorkin, Musk laid out his largely neutral approach. “I get involved in politics as little as possible,” he said, explaining politics mattered to him solely in terms of government contracts. “There’s some amount I have to get involved in, mostly because SpaceX has to battle Boeing and Lockheed for national security and civil space launch contracts. If we don’t battle them, then we’ll lose.”
>Also in early March, Musk publicly denied an inaccurate report that SpaceX was a top Trump campaign contributor. According to the Federal Elections Commission, Musk did not donate to any campaigns during 2016 itself, though he did donate $5,000 to the Hillary Clinton campaign in May 2015, before Trump had entered the race. Musk’s contributions to presidential campaigns have historically come in the year prior to the election or still during the primary. Apart from giving money to George W. Bush in 2003, Musk has only donated to Democrats in presidential campaigns; in the 2004 election he donated to John Kerry. Musk is more bipartisan in his non-presidential contributions, though the Marco Rubio campaign refunded Musk his contribution when the Florida politician — SpaceX launches rockets from Cape Canaveral — shifted his senate reelection run to a presidential campaign.
all about pandering to whoever is in charge to win those government contracts
>it's all about the $$$$$$$$$