Billionaire business mogul Elon Musk said during an interview that he is not concerned about the potential negative business consequences of publicly airing his views on Twitter.
While interviewing Musk, CNBC’s David Faber noted that Musk recently tweeted about George Soros.
“Soros reminds me of Magneto,” Musk wrote, adding in another tweet that Soros “wants to erode the very fabric of civilization” and “hates humanity.”
u201c@krassenstein You assume they mean well. Are not. It wants to erode the very fabric of civilization. Soros hates humanity.u201d
— Elon Musk (@ElonMusk) 1684202551
Faber asked Musk why he would share his opinion when Tesla buyers and Twitter advertisers might disagree.
Musk mentioned freedom of speech.
Faber pressed the issue, noting that the comments put Musk at the center of the nation’s “partisan divide” and make him a “lightning rod for criticism.” Faber also noted that some people have accused Musk of being anti-Semitic, though the media figure quickly added that he doesn’t think that’s true of Musk.
Musk rejected accusations of anti-Semitism, suggesting he is “like a pro-Semite, if that is the case.”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk: I’ll say what I want to say, and if we lose money, so be www.youtube.com
Faber mentioned the possibility that Musk’s tweets could hurt business interests, suggesting that Tesla owners might disagree with Musk’s political views, and Twitter might not be able to get some advertisers because of Musk’s tweets.
At that point, Musk sat in silence for more than 10 seconds, apparently pondering how he would respond. After the long silence, Musk made a reference to the popular 1987 movie “The Princess Bride” in order to explain his thinking on the matter.
He referred to a scene in the film where a character confronts the man who killed his father.
In the film, the character Inigo Montoya bests the other man in a sword fight and then tells him to offer him money, promise him power, and offer him whatever he asks for. The other man agrees, but then makes a move on Montoya who stabs him and declares that he wants his father back.
“Offer me money. Offer me power. I don’t care,” Musk said.
Musk has explained that he will say what he wants, and if the result is a loss of money, “so be it.”
The Princess Bride (11/12) MOVIE CLIP – My Name Is Inigo Montoya (1987) HDwww.youtube.com
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