Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro shares details of his Elon Musk call
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed to NBC News on Wednesday that he spoke with tech mogul Elon Musk on Sunday — but said politics never came up.
PHILIPSBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed to NBC News on Wednesday that he spoke with tech mogul Elon Musk on Sunday — but said politics never came up.
NBC News reported Tuesday that Musk called Shapiro while he was at the Pittsburgh Steelers-Dallas Cowboys game in Pittsburgh over the weekend. The two were connected by Thomas Tull, a Hollywood producer-turned-investor, in whose box Musk was sitting.
“Thomas and Elon were at the Steelers game together and called me about some ideas that Elon Musk has in investing in Pennsylvania, creating jobs and economic opportunity, and I was pleased to hear about it,” Shapiro said after an event in Centre County promoting Pennsylvania State Parks.
Musk, a Trump supporter who is pouring money into a pro-Trump super PAC he formed called America PAC, is on opposite sides of the political spectrum from Shapiro, a prominent backer of Vice President Kamala Harris who was once considered to be on a short list to be her running mate.
Shapiro acknowledged the political rift between him and Musk, saying, “We obviously didn’t talk about politics” on Sunday’s call.
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