“Is likely to be the downfall of western civilization,” Musk stated in response to an X publish by The Babylon Bee staffer Ashley St. Clair on Gates’ endorsement of Biden.
“I’ve by no means endorsed a presidential candidate earlier than. However this yr’s election stands to be so enormously consequential for ladies and households that, this time, I can not keep quiet,” Gates wrote.
Is likely to be the downfall of western civilization
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 20, 2024
In March, Musk equally criticized Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, for her charitable giving.
“‘Tremendous wealthy ex-wives who hate their former partner’ ought to filed be listed amongst ‘Causes that Western Civilization died,'” Musk stated in a now-deleted X publish on March 6.
And it certain seems like endorsing Biden has earned Gates a spot on Musk’s record of unhealthy billionaire exes.
“Many tremendous villain arcs being pursued underneath the guise of philanthropy,” St. Clair stated in a follow-up publish.
“Yeah,” Musk replied.
For what it is value, Musk is not a fan of Gates’ ex-husband, Invoice Gates both.
In accordance with Musk’s biography, the Tesla CEO was livid that the Microsoft founder had shorted his firm’s inventory.
“How can somebody say they’re enthusiastic about preventing local weather change after which do one thing that decreased the general funding within the firm doing probably the most? It is pure hypocrisy,” Musk instructed his biographer Walter Isaacson.
To make sure, Musk’s contempt for Gates’ former partner can also stem from his personal distaste for President Joe Biden.
Musk has repeatedly criticized Biden after Tesla was excluded from the president’s 2021 electric-vehicle summit.
“Biden held this EV summit, did not invite Tesla. Invited GM, Ford, Chrysler, and UAW [United Auto Workers Union]. An EV summit on the White Home,” Musk instructed journalist Kara Swisher in September 2021. “Did not point out Tesla as soon as, and praised GM and Ford for main the EV revolution.”
The mercurial billionaire has additionally criticized Biden’s dealing with of the Southern border disaster and accused the Democratic Celebration of being “managed by unions.”
In November, Musk instructed journalist Aaron Ross Sorkin at The New York Instances DealBook Summit that he was unlikely to vote for Biden. Musk has, nevertheless, stopped wanting endorsing former President Donald Trump.
That stated, Musk does appear to have grown more and more nearer to Trump.
Final week, Musk revealed in a Tesla shareholder assembly that he receives random cellphone calls from Trump. The previous president, Musk stated, was “very good” on the cellphone.
“I’ve had some conversations with him, and he does name me out of the blue for no motive. I do not know why, however he does,” Musk stated.
Representatives for Musk and Gates didn’t reply to requests for remark from BI despatched exterior common enterprise hours.
