Elon Musk has revealed why he really wants Donald Trump to win the presidential election, and it has nothing to do with border politics or tax-breaks for billionaires.

While speaking at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Summit in Saudi Arabia, Musk said SpaceX’s ability to colonize Mars rides heavily on the Republican nominee getting back into office.

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‘I feel more optimistic about it with a Trump White House than a non-Trump White House,’ he said. 

If Musk’s vision comes true, the first crewed mission to the Red Planet would launch in 2027 and the first human boots on the Martian landscape two years later. 

The SpaceX CEO admitted the timeline was ambitious, but suggested that electing Kamala Harris would not result in the deregulation needed to clear the way for his goal.

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He claimed that under President Joe Biden‘s administration, it has become ‘almost illegal’ to launch space missions, despite the fact that SpaceX has launched over 300 rockets since 2020 – more than any other commercial spaceflight company.

‘It takes longer to get the permit to launch than to build a giant rocket,’ Musk continued. 

The claims were likely due to Trump’s big push into space during his first term, signing an order that aimed at returning Americans to the moon and being the first to Mars.