John McCormick
Appearances
WSJ What’s News
White House Says Trump Tariffs Tomorrow Will Take Effect ‘Immediately’
Well, there's a lot at stake for Wisconsin and potentially nationally. The issues of abortion are going to potentially be decided by the state Supreme Court. There's also a lot of union topics that could potentially come before this court. And Musk has his own sort of personal issue as well. Tesla is not allowed to sell cars directly in Wisconsin because of a law in the state.
WSJ What’s News
White House Says Trump Tariffs Tomorrow Will Take Effect ‘Immediately’
His company has challenged that law, and it's possible that that case will eventually make its way to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. So he's been very involved financially and even physically. He came to the state on the final Sunday evening before the election to campaign and also hand out money.
WSJ What’s News
White House Says Trump Tariffs Tomorrow Will Take Effect ‘Immediately’
That's really one of the central questions in this race is both parties have made Musk a central figure, and rightly so. He is easily the biggest donor in the race, and obviously he's the world's richest man and very tied to the Trump administration right now. Overall, he's not wildly popular in Wisconsin.
WSJ What’s News
White House Says Trump Tariffs Tomorrow Will Take Effect ‘Immediately’
So Democrats are making the case that he's trying to buy this election, and Republicans are saying, well, here's a guy who's trying to support the Trump agenda. So the outcome is a referendum on his popularity and the role that he's playing in the Trump administration right now as part of his Department of Government Efficiency mandate.