Donald Trump on Saturday ripped Tesla CEO Elon Musk as a “bullshit artist” a day after Musk announced he was abandoning his deal to buy Twitter.
The attack on Musk came the same day the head of SpaceX reportedly defended Trump at a closed-door conference of media and tech moguls in Sun Valley, Idaho.
But Trump called BS at a rally in Anchorage, Alaska, citing Musk’s claims that he has voted for Democrats in the past — but will switch to Republican candidates the next election cycle.
“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,” said disdainfully as the crowd cheered.
Trump also called Musk “Leon” in his speech before changing it to “Elon,” noting: “Elon is not gonna buy Twitter. Where did you hear that before? From me.”
The former president then encouraged his followers to sign up for his “Truth Social” platform.
Musk on Friday said he was terminating his offer to acquire Twitter, over the company’s poor accounting of spam accounts.
Watch the video below.
Trump on Elon Musk: "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." pic.twitter.com/1cBiZsX1BJ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 10, 2022
Trump says Leon or Elon Musk is not going to buy Twitter pic.twitter.com/4jVc3xc9lN
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 10, 2022
