People Are Laughing At This Incredibly Awkward And Hypocritical Elon Musk Interview Moment
Elon Musk appears to be back doing his *real* job at SpaceX after that 130 day stunt with DOGE.
He gave an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, and a clip of him being very uncomfortable is going viral:
Musk's interview went great: Reporter: What is your thought on the ban of foreign students, you were one of those kids, right? Musk: 'I think we want to stick to talking about spaceships.' Reporter: I was told that any topic is good. Musk: 'Well no.' pic.twitter.com/0rDg8ahxAO
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"I noticed that all of your businesses involve a lot of components, a lot of parts. Do the tariffs and the trade wars affect any of this?" the reporter asked. "Uhh, you know, tariffs always affect things a little bit," he responded.
Then, the reporter asked about Trump's ban of foreign students. In case you didn't know, the Trump administration has tried to stop new student visas and prevent top universities, like Harvard, from accepting foreign students.
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"I'm wondering what your thought is on the ban of foreign students—I mean, you were one of those kids, right?" the reporter asked. "Yeah, I think we want to stick to the subject of the day, which is spaceships, as opposed to presidential policies," Elon replied. "Well, I was told anything was good," the reporter said back. "Well, uh, no," Elon replied.
People aren't loving his deflection, but they are loving his squirm.
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"What a baby" one person said.
"What a joke!" another person commented.
And this person said, "Never let him talk about just spaceships again."
Then you have people calling him a hypocrite.
"Talked about policies for months, leaves the administration and now he doesn't want to speak on it," one person pointed out.
"He can meddle in politics but cant be questioned for it?" another person asked.
And this person simply said, "Bro's losing the plot so bad."
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