Elon Musk served up what has been characterized as a masterclass in handling the hopelessly biased media during an interview with The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes.
At one point in the exchange, Beddoes alleged that people “loathe” Musk because he “influences” politics, and the world’s richest man flipped the script on her entirely when he replied, “I don’t care. The fact that a quarter billion people follow me means a lot more people like me than don’t. And I think a lot more people hate you and the media than you realize!”
🚨 Elon Musk just NUKED this reporter to her face in a MASTERCLASS
“People loathe you!”
ELON: “I don’t care. The fact that a quarter billion people follow me means a lot more people like me than don’t.”
“I think a lot more people hate YOU and the MEDIA than you realize!”
🫳🏻🎤 pic.twitter.com/BOj528BGE8
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 23, 2026
The media cabal would never inform billionaire George Soros that he is loathed because of his radical left influence on politics.
In another exchange, Beddoes tried to claim that Musk supports not just the “far right,” but the very “fringe” elements, and again he brilliantly put the allegation right back in her lap for dishonestly framing the right.
“No, I support the normal people — what you call the far right, falsely,” replied the Tesla CEO who also founded SpaceX. “Literally, you could go back 10-15 years, and these policies were completely normal.”
Musk suggested that the “lunatic left” would denounce a speech given 10 years ago by Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, if told that President Donald Trump gave that speech. He added that the principles being described as “fringe” are basic things like secure borders, safe cities, and sensible spending.
“I would like to just admonish you and the media for the absurd characterization of the far right. It is false and misleading, and nonsense,” Musk said, turning to the camera to tell those editing the interview, “Please keep this part in.”
Beddoes also tried to push the fabricated talking point that cuts motivated by DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) have resulted in the deaths of African children. But Musk countered to insist that “ZERO” deaths have occurred.
“When funding is stopped for a fraudulent organization, do you think they’re going to say: ‘Please keep funding the fraud!’ Or do you think they’re going to come up with a sad story that sounds sympathetic in order to get the funding restored? Obviously it will be the latter. And that’s exactly what they did,” he said.
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:
“I mean, here you are, making things. Saving free speech. Employing 150,000 people. Putting in 20-hour days, busting your ass. It’s contemptible! Why don’t you just complain and do nothing like a normal person?”
— Brad Lemley (@BradCLemley) July 23, 2026
🤣🤣🤣 Elon is 1000% correct about that. We loath her and the mainstream media because they are so dishonest. They do not report or tell anybody accurately about the news or about current events. They are really just a political arm of the left and they are there to push an…
— NvyPtrt1795 (@NvyPtrt1795) July 23, 2026
That woman hides behind her “some people” nonsense, not having the guts to come right out and say it herself – she loathes him. As do most white, liberal women in the world. Loved Elon’s correct claim that many people, myself included, loathe the media.
— MarkInSavannah⚔️⚓️🏴☠️ (@MarkInSavannah1) July 23, 2026
Elon is right and if we want to save western civilization we better wake up! pic.twitter.com/Pqhg6Ov8A5
— Bonnie S 🇺🇸✝️❤️🐶 (@BonnieS21912114) July 23, 2026
— Gus Naylor (@GetAngus) July 23, 2026
Thats exactly what it is, normal people vs the lunatic far left & radical islam destroying the countries & lives of normal people.
The US, UK, & Europe doesnt have a far right ideology problem, they have a massive far left marxist & islamic ideology problem. pic.twitter.com/1ztZGBkNMl
— NWO Dissident 1776. (@An89390Anglo) July 23, 2026
— Badger Bites UK (@BadgerBitesUK) July 23, 2026
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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