Musk has been in a lot of trouble recently, with waves of "bad news" making him the focus of the world. When people hear about him, it's not because of Tesla's electric cars or SpaceX's rockets, but because he suddenly stood with former US President Trump and did a lot of confusing things.
The thing is, the US election is now in a white-hot stage, and Musk decided to publicly support Trump, wanting to help him win the key "battleground state" of Pennsylvania. In order to build momentum, Musk even held a "one million dollar daily lottery" event in Pennsylvania. However, as soon as this event came out, it immediately caused controversy, and some people said that he was "buying votes" in disguise. As a result, not long after, the prosecutor of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania directly sued him for "suspected illegal lottery sales" and "interfering in the election."
As soon as the lawsuit was filed, Musk's legal team immediately took action and requested that the case be transferred to the federal court, hoping to get higher-level protection. But the federal court rejected this request, which means that he can only continue to stand trial in Philadelphia County. According to US law, even if Trump is really elected president, Musk cannot escape this trial through presidential pardon. For Musk, this is simply a blow to the head.
Just when everyone thought this was troublesome enough, the media broke even more shocking news: Musk might lose his U.S. citizenship or even be deported. It turned out that many years ago when he obtained U.S. citizenship, he used false documents, and this "black history" was dug up again. Although he is the world's richest man and SpaceX has close cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, etc., this time his "loophole" in identity has become a major hidden danger for him.
However, the troubles are not limited to this. Recently, it was reported that Musk has maintained regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since the end of 2022. The two also talked about geopolitics, business, and even "personal affairs." There are also rumors that Putin asked Musk not to provide Starlink services in Taiwan, and Taiwan does not have Starlink. All this makes people think of the news that the Russian army was suspected of using Starlink for military operations during the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Once this relationship was exposed, Musk instantly became the focus of international public opinion.
In addition, the psychology community has begun to study his personality, and some people believe that he may have "high-functioning antisocial personality disorder", showing extreme self-centeredness, coldness, and a particular love of controlling the situation. Although this type of person can achieve success that ordinary people cannot achieve, they often do shocking things - this may explain why he can support the Democratic Party at one moment, support Trump at another, and keep in touch with Putin.
What’s more interesting is that Musk not only makes waves in the political world, but also brings his influence to the cryptocurrency market. You have to know that his tweets are simply the most important signal lights in the “cryptocurrency circle”. When he supported Bitcoin, the price of the currency soared; but he suddenly announced that Tesla would no longer accept Bitcoin, citing environmental issues as the reason, and the price of Bitcoin plummeted instantly. Not to mention his various “promotions” for Dogecoin, praising it sometimes and criticizing it sometimes, causing the price of Dogecoin to rise and fall like a roller coaster. Musk’s “cryptocurrency circle” actions have also attracted the attention of regulators, after all, the market fluctuations are too large.
In short, this series of events has made Musk the "protagonist in the disaster". He has to deal with all kinds of troubles in the business world, and also navigate the cryptocurrency market and political storms. As a "madman" in the technology industry, he always likes to take risks, and even looks a bit "fearless", but this challenge is really tricky enough. Let's see if he can handle it.
