Musk to support Trump rival

The world’s richest man Elon Musk says he would support Republican Ron DeSantis if the Florida governor runs in the 2024 US presidential election race.

DeSantis was re-elected with nearly 60% of the vote in the midterms and has been tipped as a potential candidate to be the next US leader.

Musk’s apparent endorsement of DeSantis comes as rival Republican Donald Trump has been under fire for dining with a known white supremacist.

Musk said: “My preference for the 2024 presidency is someone sensible and centrist. I had hoped that would the case for the Biden administration, but have been disappointed so far.”

The Tesla owner added: “As a reminder, I was a significant supporter of the Obama-Biden presidency and reluctantly voted for Biden over Trump.”