Elon Musk declined to directly weigh in on Texas' abortion law after Gov. Greg Abbott said the Tesla CEO supported his state's 'social policies.'
Earlier Thursday, Abbott told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" that the new law and other politically divisive social-issue laws will not make his state less appealing to businesses or individuals.
"You need to understand that there's a lot of businesses and a lot of Americans who like the social positions that the state of Texas is taking," Abbott said. "This is not slowing down businesses coming to the state of Texas at all. In fact it is accelerating the process of businesses coming to Texas," Abbott said.
He added that Musk "had to get out of California because in part of the social policies in California, and Elon consistently tells me that he likes the social policies in the state of Texas." Musk personally moved to Texas from California last year, which could save him billions of dollars in taxes. He had not shared his thoughts on the "heartbeat" abortion law, which also empowers any private citizens to sue anyone who "aids and abets" most abortions.
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