Elon Musk Calls Out Joe Biden for State of the Union Slight
Never one to suffer slights lightly, business magnate Elon Musk lit up President Joe Biden on Tuesday after Biden praised Ford and GM for their efforts to build electric vehicles but neglected to mention Tesla, Musk’s…
Never one to suffer slights lightly, business magnate Elon Musk lit up President Joe Biden on Tuesday after Biden praised Ford and GM for their efforts to build electric vehicles but neglected to mention Tesla, Musk’s brand.
During his speech, Biden insisted his administration will create 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations.
He then praised General Motors and Ford.
“Ford is investing $11 billion to build electric vehicles, creating 11,000 jobs across the country. GM is making the largest investment in its history—$7 billion to build electric vehicles, creating 4,000 jobs in Michigan,” he said.
When the comment was published on Twitter, Musk, who rarely shies away from controversy, struck back.
“Tesla has created over 50,000 US jobs building electric vehicles & is investing more than double GM + Ford combined,” Musk wrote, adding a jab that read, “fyi to person controlling this twitter.”
Musk’s response drew notice.