Elon Musk says he'd 'do the right thing' at a White House event.
Musk responds with ROFL emoji after being asked about a White House event
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Joe Biden have a bit of an uneasy relationship. Musk appears to resent the fact that Biden almost never utters the word Tesla — even in the context of electric vehicles — though the reasons behind the omission are unclear.
Now, a report from CNBC sheds some light on why this is, though Musk's response may not help in resolving the matter quickly. Citing people familiar with the matter, the news outlet says that the White House has no immediate plans to invite Musk to any meeting with senior executives out of fear that he might "embarrass the president."
Such fears aren't entirely unwarranted, given Musk's odd sense of humor and that one occasion when he made fun of Biden for "still sleeping," a likely reference to Trump's jokes about "Sleepy Joe" Biden. In another tweet, Musk likened White House officials to NPCs (non-player characters, a gaming reference meaning in-game characters who are controlled by the computer), who simply cannot utter the word "Tesla."
When CNBC contacted Musk about the story, he reportedly answered with an email containing two "roll on the floor laughing" emoji: 🤣🤣. But he also added that "they have nothing to worry about."
"I would do the right thing," said Musk.
The Tesla CEO also addressed the issues he has with the Biden administration, saying that he doesn't "quite" have a feud with it.
"Biden has pointedly ignored Tesla at every turn and falsely stated to the public that GM leads the electric car industry, when in fact Tesla produced over 300,000 electric vehicles last quarter and GM produced 26,” he told CNBC. But he also said he has "nothing against Biden otherwise."
It's worth noting that earlier this month, Biden did acknowledge Tesla's role in the booming U.S. electric vehicle industry, calling it "our nation's largest electric vehicle manufacturer."
CNBC's report doesn't make it any clearer whether Musk will visit the White House anytime soon, though some within it are reportedly pushing to bring Musk to the table in order to discuss Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure package. Perhaps if Musk lays off the Twitter jokes for a while, the fabled meeting may finally happen.
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The right thing he's already doing, is just not going to the White House.
ReplyDeleteBut the government cannot seem to be promoting Tesla by mentioning them (or if you like, one electric car company) over others. Don't forget that Biden was part the government that saved Tesla in 2009/2010 with millions of dollars in loan.
ReplyDeleteThe Tweet in which it appears is from Nov 21, 2021
ReplyDeleteAnd the news is from January.
Mashable being Mashable.
Do we agree it's funny?
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Yes, is on the Mashable Page as today's news, because it was reposted today.
DeleteBut the news is from 2021.
I believe it is the most used emoji by him. 🤣🤣
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