Elon Musk And Trump: Tesla CEO Will Stay On President's Advisory Council After Immigration Executive Order Criticism. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Muskclarified Thursday he is staying on President Donald Trump’s business advisory council.
His decision comes after backlash from Tesla fans over Musk’s association to Trump. The company has more than 400,000 Model 3 reservation holders who paid a $1,000 deposit to get a place on the wait line for the car, but some are cancelling their reservations after Trump’s immigration executive order, according to Electrek.
Musk went on Twitter Thursday to defend his position and said he and others will express their objections against the travel ban and will offer amendments to the order in a meeting Friday.
His statement added:
"Advisory councils simply provide advice and attending does not mean that I agree with actions by the Administration. My goals are to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy and to help make humanity a multi-planet civilization, a consequence of which will be the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs and a more inspiring future for all.
I understand the perspective of those who object to my attending this meeting, but I believe at this time that engaging on critical issues will on balance serve the greater good."
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