Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stated Monday that he thinks former President Donald Trump ought to, “grasp up his hat & sail into the sundown.”

Writing on Twitter, the place Musk has greater than 100 million followers, the celeb CEO stated: “I do not hate the person, but it surely’s time for Trump to hold up his hat & sail into the sundown. Dems also needs to name off the assault – do not make it in order that Trump’s solely option to survive is to regain the Presidency.”

A bipartisan Home choose committee is conducting public hearings to current preliminary findings from a yearlong investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 riot on the U.S. Capitol by a violent mob of Trump’s supporters. The panel’s subsequent public listening to is scheduled for Tuesday morning.

Over the weekend, Trump referred to as Elon Musk a “bulls— artist” claiming that Musk stated he voted for Trump in earlier conversations between the 2 males. However Musk tweeted to disclaim that declare and hit again at Trump on Monday night.

The Tesla CEO beforehand stated his first vote for a Republican was for Mayra Flores, the winner of a particular election in South Texas in June.

Final month, Musk additionally revealed that he was “leaning” towards voting for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, ought to he run for president in 2024.

Musk’s feedback about Trump got here after a tense day for his companies.

SpaceX, his reusable rocket firm, carried out a floor take a look at of a rocket booster that led to an sudden explosion in Boca Chica, Texas.

Musk additionally confronted a authorized problem from Twitter on Monday, after searching for to terminate an earlier deal he struck to accumulate the social community for $54.20 per share. Twitter says his foundation for terminating the deal was “invalid and wrongful.”

Musk’s electrical car maker Tesla noticed shares decline on Monday after Shanghai ramped up mass-testing for Covid following studies of two dozen new circumstances there. The testing raised fears of a resurgence and extra lockdowns that would as soon as once more hamper Tesla’s manufacturing facility operations in China.