Tim Walz Promises Not To Mock Tesla If Elon Musk Does Just 1 Thing | EUROtoday

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Tim Walz appears to have damage Elon Musk’s emotions not too long ago, however he’s prepared to make issues proper with the Tesla mogul ― there’s only one catch.

During a current city corridor in Wisconsin, the Minnesota governor joked that he checks his cellphone to see if Tesla shares are plummeting each time he wants “a little boost during the day.”

Although Walz later walked again his feedback throughout one other city corridor in Minnesota final week, he admitted that Musk “bugs me in a way that’s probably unhealthy.”

He additionally stated he has to “be careful about being a smartass” as a result of “these people have no sense of humor,” however conceded that he “said something I probably shouldn’t have about a company.”

Musk nonetheless appears bothered by Walz’ mockery.

During an interview Friday with Fox News, Musk whined that Walz ― whom he known as “a huge jerk” ― appeared “overjoyed” that Tesla’s inventory worth was half of what it had been.

“What an evil thing to do—what a creep, what a jerk. Like, who derives joy from that?” he stated earlier than asking rhetorically, “Does that sound like a good person to you? I don’t think so.”

On Sunday evening, Walz tried to broach a truce with Musk and promised to not mock Tesla inventory drops any extra, that’s, if Musk did one thing in return.

Elon, I’ll make you a deal. I’ll stop making fun of your stock when you take your hands off social security.”

Walz adopted up that put up with one other a short while later the place he tried to get Musk to grasp why many Americans are frightened that his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, efforts will destroy their social safety advantages.

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Surely a billionaire who sheds a tear for his personal portfolio can perceive our concern when he grins and raises a chainsaw to the folks’s retirement plan. pic.twitter.com/f4gpJm1NYh

– Tim Walz (@Tim_walz) March 31, 2025

As of Monday afternoon, Musk has not responded to Walz’ grand discount.


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