Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. continued their rally Tuesday, gaining 18% in afternoon trading after ending Monday’s session up 11.5%. The stock has been rallying following an appearance by Tesla Inc.

Elon Musk has praised Donald Trump as the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America." The SpaceX and Tesla CEO stood alongside the GOP nominee at a rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump had survived an assassination attempt in July.

Trump brings Elon Musk on stage, who he claims "saved free speech." Elon jumps up and down, claims he is "dark MAGA," and praises Trump. pic.twitter.com/xJTyiyziWJ “As you can see, I’m not just MAGA,