It suggested he sees himself as a former liberal who was surprised to find himself right of center as the “woke” left grew extreme. On Thursday, however, he tweeted a diagram that offered a window into his views. Musk, the world's richest man and the owner of SpaceX and Tesla, says he is a free speech absolutist who doesn't support the kind of content moderation that saw people like ex-President Donald Trump get banned for inciting violence (Patrick Pleul/Pool via AP, File)įor a man who rarely hesitates to tweet his mind, Elon Musk has historically been coy as to his political leanings. Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022.