A months-old online petition calling for the revocation of Elon Musks US citizenship has resurfaced and is gaining fresh attention with more than 6,532 signatures recorded on Change.org.
The petition was launched by John Visci, who argues that the billionaire tech moguls growing political influence poses a threat to the balance of power in the US.
I, along with countless other concerned American citizens, feel deeply distressed by the increasing influence of corporate leaders in our political landscape, Visci wrote. We specifically point to Elon Musk, a naturalised US citizen from South Africa, who we feel has exerted an imbalanced and potentially corrupting influence.