Musk really just wants money to support his SpaceX boondoggle, all the while pretending that SpaceX is private and not taxpayer-funded.
Beware--until the truth about Tesla gets out couple more years down the road. It may be a miracle, or it may be a big lie.
SpaceX is at least as "private" as Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, General Dynamics or any other government contractor.
As to "boondoggle", SpaceX is the only private entity to resupply the Space Station, as well as retrieve cargo. They've achieved robotic docking, which is impressive. They're also well on their way to having a manned vehicle, which will supply an alternative to the Russian Soyuz.
SpaceX's flight manifest has a high percentage of orders from private entities, including quite a few international orders. That's due to SpaceX having a high success rate, while providing by far the lowest cost per pound to orbit.
SpaceX is doing great, and making the old guard aerospace companies look like the hidebound dinosaurs they are. That kind of innovation is to be applauded.
Like it or not, many successful entrepreneurs are liberals. Keeping them out of government should be the goal.
(Obama and Musk are both African Americans.)
Musk's support of Obama after his election was a shrewd strategic move which helped land him the coveted spot supplying NASA, now worth $3 billion, and eventually much more, for SpaceX.