Jeff Bezos has responded to Elon Musk’s claim that the Amazon founder advised people to sell their Tesla and SpaceX stocks because he expected Donald Trump to lose the US election. Musk, who is the CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, posted Thursday that he “just found out that Jeff Bezos at Mar-a-Lago was telling everyone that Donald Trump will definitely lose, so he has to sell his Tesla and SpaceX.” The stock should be sold”. A few hours later, Mr Bezos responded to the tweet refuting the claim.
“No. 100% not true,” the billionaire, who also owns The Washington Post and aerospace giant Blue Origin, wrote. “Okay, then, I’m right,” Elon Musk responded with a laughing face emoji.
Well, then, am I right?
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 21 November 2024
Notably, Jeff Bezos’ tweet is his first since November 6 when he broke his four-month silence on the microblogging platform to congratulate Donald Trump. He tweeted, “Many congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory. No country has a greater opportunity to lead and unite the America we love.” I wish @realDonaldTrump every success.”
Meanwhile, before this, Mr. Bezos has once again come into the headlines. Washington Post Decided to stop supporting the presidency. according to deadlineThe publication had planned to endorse Kamala Harris. Mr Bezos said the action was necessary to help restore trust in the media.
However, after facing criticism over the non-endorsement, the Amazon boss explained in an op-ed article that the President’s endorsement created a “perception of bias” and did not “tip the scales” of the election.
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Mr. Bezos wrote, “No undecided voter in Pennsylvania will say, ‘I’m going with Newspaper A’s endorsement.’ No one.” He said, “The president’s endorsements actually create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence. Eliminating them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one.”
On the other hand, Elon Musk reportedly spent more than $100 million to promote Donald Trump’s election bid. Now, Mr. Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been appointed by the President-elect to lead an effort called the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to remake the federal government and provide guidance for massive cuts.
