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Musk’s last tough interview occurred in March 2024 with former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who asked about X’s rightward shift, conspiracy theories and Musk’s controversial statements on diversity, transgender people and more.
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Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
With Trump and Musk in power, Silicon Valley leaders have taken a rightward turn.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, current owners are embracing bumper stickers disavowing themselves of Musk's rightward turn.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Musk's rightward turn — including his embrace of President Trump, his central role in slashing and dismantling government agencies, a litany of controversial remarks and one lightning rod of a gesture — has triggered a remarkable backlash, analysts say.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 13 Mar. 2025
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Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
With Trump and Musk in power, Silicon Valley leaders have taken a rightward turn.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, current owners are embracing bumper stickers disavowing themselves of Musk's rightward turn.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Musk's rightward turn — including his embrace of President Trump, his central role in slashing and dismantling government agencies, a litany of controversial remarks and one lightning rod of a gesture — has triggered a remarkable backlash, analysts say.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Rightward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightward. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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rightward
adjective or adverb
right·ward
ˈrīt-wərd 
: toward, at, or to the right
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