- Messages
- 46,980
- Location
- Down by the seashore.
Elon Musk Tears Into Trump, Tells Him to ‘Hang Up His Hat’
Noah Kirsch, Zachary Petrizzo
Mon, July 11, 2022 at 8:59 PM
In this article:
Getty
fired back at on Monday night in a series of scathing tweets, urging the former president to give up his ambitions of a political comeback.
Musk’s comments came after Trump ripped into the Tesla CEO at his in Anchorage, Alaska.
“I don’t hate the man, but it’s time for Trump to hang up his hat & sail into the sunset,” Musk on Twitter late Monday evening. “Dems should also call off the attack—don’t make it so that Trump’s only way to survive is to regain the Presidency.”
But it didn’t end there. Musk took another shot—at Trump’s age.
“Trump would be 82 at end of term, which is too old to be chief executive of anything, let alone the United States of America,” Musk . “If [Florida Gov. Ron] DeSantis runs against Biden in 2024, then DeSantis will easily win—he doesn’t even need to campaign.”
The SpaceX founder also responded to Trump’s assertion at his rally that Musk told Trump he had voted for him.
“Not true,” Musk .
A Trump spokesperson didn’t return The Daily Beast’s request for comment on Monday night.
While Trump has long for the White House, a source close to the ex-president recently told The Daily Beast an official decision hasn’t been made, adding, “It’s a personal decision between [Trump] and his family.”
Still, the 45th president has continued to hold large rallies, where he has railed against all manners of opponents—including the Tesla boss.
“Elon. Elon is not going to buy Twitter. Where did you hear that before? From me,” Trump said at his Saturday evening rally, taking aim at Musk for of the social media platform.
“You know, he said the other day, ‘Oh, I’ve never voted for a Republican.’ I said: ‘I didn’t know that.’ He told me he voted for me. So he’s another bullshit artist,” Trump added at the rally before tearing into Musk over his “rotten” contract with Twitter.
- Donald Trump
- Elon Musk
Noah Kirsch, Zachary Petrizzo
Mon, July 11, 2022 at 8:59 PM
In this article:
- Donald Trump
45th President of the United States - Elon Musk
CEO of SpaceX
Getty
fired back at on Monday night in a series of scathing tweets, urging the former president to give up his ambitions of a political comeback.
Musk’s comments came after Trump ripped into the Tesla CEO at his in Anchorage, Alaska.
“I don’t hate the man, but it’s time for Trump to hang up his hat & sail into the sunset,” Musk on Twitter late Monday evening. “Dems should also call off the attack—don’t make it so that Trump’s only way to survive is to regain the Presidency.”
But it didn’t end there. Musk took another shot—at Trump’s age.
“Trump would be 82 at end of term, which is too old to be chief executive of anything, let alone the United States of America,” Musk . “If [Florida Gov. Ron] DeSantis runs against Biden in 2024, then DeSantis will easily win—he doesn’t even need to campaign.”
The SpaceX founder also responded to Trump’s assertion at his rally that Musk told Trump he had voted for him.
“Not true,” Musk .
A Trump spokesperson didn’t return The Daily Beast’s request for comment on Monday night.
While Trump has long for the White House, a source close to the ex-president recently told The Daily Beast an official decision hasn’t been made, adding, “It’s a personal decision between [Trump] and his family.”
Still, the 45th president has continued to hold large rallies, where he has railed against all manners of opponents—including the Tesla boss.
“Elon. Elon is not going to buy Twitter. Where did you hear that before? From me,” Trump said at his Saturday evening rally, taking aim at Musk for of the social media platform.
“You know, he said the other day, ‘Oh, I’ve never voted for a Republican.’ I said: ‘I didn’t know that.’ He told me he voted for me. So he’s another bullshit artist,” Trump added at the rally before tearing into Musk over his “rotten” contract with Twitter.