Elon Musk jokes about 'election interfering space lasers' as his backed candidates fail
Headline from Washington Times · First reported Nov 4, 1:32 AM ET () · Updated Nov 4, 12:16 PM ET · 6 sources, 6 articles
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Tech billionaire and Republican patron Elon Musk took to social media early Wednesday morning to joke that his favored candidates in this week's midterm elections had failed.
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Elon Musk jokes about 'election interfering space lasers' as his backed candidates fail
Tech billionaire and Republican patron Elon Musk took to social media early Wednesday morning to joke that his favored candidates in this week's midterm elections had failed.
