Musk responds to Soros tweet criticism: ‘I’m a pro-semite’
During an interview with CNBC anchor David Faber, Musk is asked about his tweets that compared Soros to Magneto, and claimed he ‘hated humanity’, which led to accusations of anti-semitism from the Anti-Defamation League. Musk says he is not an anti-semite.
This is freedom of speech — I’m allowed to say what I want…I’m like a pro-semite, if anything…
Musk also says he will continue to speak freely even if it hurts Twitter, and his other companies, financially:
You know, I’m reminded of a scene in ‘The Princess Bride,’ great movie, where [Mandy Patinkin’s character, Inigo Montoya] confronts the person who kills his father. And he says, ‘Offer me money. Offer me power. I don’t care…I’ll say what I want to say, and if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it.
Elon Musk is asked about his Tweet saying George Soros reminds him of Magneto 🤣 pic.twitter.com/4gfsURVGIF
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) May 16, 2023
Musk: Soros like Magneto, ‘hates humanity’
After Soros sells all his Tesla stock, Musk says that Soros reminds him of the X-Men character, Magneto:
Reminds me of Magneto
When a Twitter user says that Magneto, like Soros, is a Holocaust survivor and has ‘good intentions’, Musk responds:
You assume they are good intentions. They are not. He wants to erode the very fabric of civilization. Soros hates humanity.
You assume they are good intentions. They are not. He wants to erode the very fabric of civilization. Soros hates humanity.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 16, 2023