Musk deletes Election Day post
The billionaire removed his 'Vote red today' message after Democrats flipped key Senate seats.
By Adriana Abebe ·
Elon Musk removed his call to action from X just hours after casting his ballot. The three-word message, 'Vote red today!' vanished by early Wednesday as results showed Democrats reclaiming long-held Republican seats in the midterms. X's Grok chatbot confirmed the deletion, noting the post was gone.
Musk spent $446 million supporting GOP candidates this cycle. A majority of that funding went to races in Texas. While he deleted the specific election day plea, he left other posts hyping Republicans and criticizing Democrats on his timeline.
The billionaire acknowledged the Republican loss with a joke early Wednesday. He said his 'election-interfering space lasers didn't work this time.' This follows a pattern of removing posts that could later reflect poorly on him.
Musk's recent history includes a brief spat with President Trump. In September, he posted what he called a 'really big bomb,' claiming Trump was named in the Jeffrey Epstein files. He deleted that post the following week, saying his comments 'went too far.'
Relations between the two have since improved. Trump included Musk in his 'super intelligence' meeting at the White House last month. The president also presented Musk with a National Medal of Science. Musk previously served as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency.
