Elon Musk said former President Donald Trump shouldn’t run for a second term, arguing that he’s too old and “an excessive amount of drama.”
The Tesla CEO, who had vowed to reinstate Trump’s Twitter account before he moved to terminate the $44 billion acquisition of the social media giant, responded late Monday to a Twitter post from Breitbart News that included a clip of Trump slamming the tech mogul as “one other bullsh-t artist.”
“I don’t hate the person, nevertheless it’s time for Trump to hold up his hat & sail into the sunset,” the world’s richest person tweeted in response to Trump’s comments.
Musk added: “Dems must also call off the attack — don’t make it in order that Trump’s only approach to survive is to regain the Presidency.”
When Musk got pushback online from a Trump supporter, he responded: “Trump could be 82 at end of term, which is just too old to be chief executive of anything, let alone the USA of America.”
“Can we really need a bull in a china shop situation each day!?” Musk added. “Also, I feel the legal maximum age for start of Presidential term needs to be 69.”
I don’t hate the person, nevertheless it’s time for Trump to hold up his hat & sail into the sunset.
Dems must also call off the attack – don’t make it in order that Trump’s only approach to survive is to regain the Presidency.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 12, 2022
Musk wrote that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could be a shoo-in for the presidency if he were to win the Republican nomination and square off against the incumbent, Joe Biden.
“If DeSantis runs against Biden in 2024, then DeSantis will easily win — he doesn’t even must campaign,” in accordance with Musk.
While DeSantis has been talked about as a possible challenger to Trump, he has given no indication he plans to run. Polls show Trump defeating any Republican for the GOP nomination in 2024.
Trump over the weekend lashed out at Musk, calling him a “bullsh-t artist.”Getty Images
One other Trump supporter tweeted that Musk’s response “is senseless” and proceeded to run down a listing of several of Trump’s accomplishments during his first 4 years in office.
“What — on policy — did you may have a difficulty with?” the pro-Trump Twitter user asked.
“Yeah, but an excessive amount of drama,” in accordance with Musk.
Yeah, but an excessive amount of drama. Can we really need a bull in a china shop situation each day!?
Also, I feel the legal maximum age for start of Presidential term needs to be 69.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 12, 2022
Trump called Elon Musk a “bulls–t artist” as he stumped for Republican midterm candidates in Anchorage, Alaska Saturday night.
Trump, 76, told supporters he predicted the world’s richest man wouldn’t undergo with buying Twitter as he bashed the platform that banned him and promoted his Truth Social social media company.
Musk, 51, backed out of a $44 billion deal to purchase the corporate Friday after he claimed it failed to supply details about its fake accounts.
Polls show Republican voters overwhelmingly back Trump over other potential contenders.AFP via Getty Images
Trump also claimed the SpaceX and Tesla boss voted for him after which lied about it.
“You realize, he said the opposite 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 one other bulls–t artist,” the Republican said.
Musk tweeted in response that this wasn’t true.
