Sen. Bernie Sanders doesn’t think Democrats should even bother trying to woo back onetime party supporter Elon Musk after he went berserk on President Trump last week.
Musk has openly admitted to backing Democrats in the past, and some party bigs believe the opportunity is ripe to now win back the tech mogul given his public mega-rift with the GOP prez — but Sanders said Sunday he has major doubts.
“I think Musk has evolved over the years,” Sanders (I-Vt.) told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “My understanding is, he actually voted for Obama, I think, in 2008. But over the years, he has developed into a right-wing extremist. 3
“This is a fight between oligarchs. It’s a fight among power among the few,” he said of Musk and Trump. “And it’s really an embarrassment to those of us who b