Fox News contributor Brian Brenberg discusses new reports that Twitter will give Elon Musk user details about spam and fake accounts as the $40 billion deal to buy the social media company continues to stall.
Elon Musk criticized the Democratic Party in part two of an in-depth interview with the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley Club.
Musk took the opportunity to explain his feelings about the Democratic Party, its relationship with unions, and Tesla’s exclusion from an electric vehicle event at the White House because the company is non-union.
Musk specifically criticized the Democratic Party’s strong relationship with the union leadership.
| ticker | security | Last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | TESLA INC. | 650.28 | +10.98 | +1.72% |
“The general public is unaware of the extent to which unions control the Democratic Party. There’s no need to speculate on that point,” Musk told interviewers.
SPACEX BURNS STAFF WHO CRITICIZED ELON MUSK: REPORT
Neither of Musk’s two most prominent companies — Tesla and SpaceX — are unionized. Musk has attributed this to the Bay Area’s “negative unemployment” — typically, workers at Tesla have several other job opportunities to pursue, Musk claims.
He continued, “Last year Biden held an EV summit that Tesla specifically wasn’t allowed to attend, but the [United Auto Workers] was. So Tesla made two-thirds of all electric vehicles in the United States.”
The UAW is one of the most organized and politically powerful unions in the United States, with influence in both political parties.
“So if you intentionally exclude us from an EV White House summit — but include the UAW — that tells you everything you need to know,” Musk said.
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla vehicle drives past Tesla’s primary vehicle factory in Fremont, California on May 11, 2020. (REUTERS/Stephen Lam/Reuters Photos)
He reiterated, “They have so much power over the White House that they can exclude Tesla from an EV summit – madness.”
Musk has taken issue with Biden, who at the EV Summit praised GM CEO Mary Barra for leading the “EV revolution” in a quarter in which GM shipped just 26 electric vehicles. “This is next-level madness,” Musk said.
GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE
The Tesla CEO has voiced his dislike of the UAW in the past.
In March he attacked the United Auto Workers over embezzlement allegations against one of its former officials.
In response to the news, Musk quipped that the UAW’s slogan should be, “Fight for the right to embezzle auto workers’ money.”
FOX Business’ Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.