Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on July 12 that it was time for former President Donald Trump to hang up his hat and go into the sunset.
Writing on Twitter, where Musk has over 100 million followers, the CEO said: “I don’t hate that guy, but it’s time for Trump to hang up his hat and go into the sunset. Dems also need to shut down the attack. Should do it – don’t make it happen that the only way for Trump to survive is to get the presidency.”
His statement comes after Trump took a jibe at the recently terminated Twitter deal at an event.
“Elon won’t buy Twitter… Where did you hear that before? From me. He said the other day I never voted for a Republican. I said – ‘Well I didn’t know that, you told me you voted for me’ Given,’ he said at a Save America rally in Anchorage, Alaska.
Musk then denied the claim, saying it was “not true”.
Trump even went and called the CEO “another bull s*** artist.”
After his response, a user replied, “Your response makes no sense. What problems did you have about his presidency: energy independence, less regulations, less taxes, ISIS obliterated, building the XL pipeline, closing the Russian pipeline, border controls, what — on policy — do you have a problem? ,
To which he replied, ‘Yes, but too much drama. Do we really want a bull in china shop condition every single day!?
Also, I think the legal maximum age for the start of a President’s term should be 69.”
In another tweet, Musk also pointed out that Trump, now 76, will be 82 at the end of his second term, and that “this is too old to be chief executive of anything, let alone the United States.” ”
He also said he was “leaning” toward voting for Ron DeSantis, who could easily win against Joe Biden in 2024, not even needing to campaign.
Meanwhile, Twitter Inc fired back after the Tesla Inc chief sought to back out of the $44 billion deal, accusing Musk of “deliberately” violating an agreement to buy the social media firm.
In a letter sent to Musk, filed with regulators on Sunday and Monday, Twitter said it had not breached its obligations under the merger agreement, as Musk indicated on Friday to terminate the deal. .
“Twitter demands that Mr. Musk and the other Musk parties comply with their obligations under the Agreement, including using their respective reasonable best efforts to carry out and give effect to the transaction contemplated by the Agreement,” the letter said. responsibilities are also included.”
The company plans to sue Musk to force him to complete the deal, a threat he made Monday after he sent a series of tweets jokingly about Twitter and threatening to enforce the settlement in court. . Twitter plans to file a lawsuit in Delaware earlier this week, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Twitter said in the letter that the merger agreement remains in place, adding that it will take steps to close the deal.
Shares of Twitter ended down 11.3% at $32.65, a 40% discount on Musk’s $54.20 bid and the biggest daily percentage drop in more than 14 months. He rebounded less than 1% in extended trading.
Tesla shares closed down nearly 7%.
(with inputs from Reuters)