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The richest man in the world — and one of the smartest — does not have any fears expressing his political opinions.
Self-made billionaire and famed Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk regularly mocks and berates Democrats on social media, including Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren.
This is why the White House has expressed concerns about Musk being a bad guest if invited to meet the president.
Biden’s top advisors have warned against inviting the tech mogul to the White House, according to the NY Post.
The White House fears Musk would say something that would embarrass the administration, the report adds.
Musk told CNBC that he would not embarrass the Biden administration if he were to be invited to the White House or White House-affiliated events.
“They have nothing to worry about,” said Musk. “I would do the right thing.”
CNBC reports that the White House currently has no plans to invite Musk to the White House in the near future.
Musk has slammed the White House for failing to mention Tesla alongside other major electric car manufacturers while discussing the administration’s plans for major investments in electric vehicles.
Meanwhile, the White House has held meetings with other corporate leaders.
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Musk has berated the president on social media on a number of occasions.
The most recent came after Biden met with General Motors CEO Mary Barra and Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley in late January in a briefing to discuss the stalled Build Back Better act with other corporate leaders.
It was during this meeting that Biden proclaimed that “companies like GM and Ford are building more electric vehicles here at home than ever before.”
In response, Musk called Biden a “damp [sock] puppet in human form,” adding that the president was “treating the American public like fools.”
“It got to the point, hilariously, where no one in the administration was even allowed to say the word ‘Tesla’! The public outrage and media pressure about that statement forced him to admit that Tesla does in fact lead the EV industry. I wouldn’t exactly call that ‘praise,'” Musk said in the Tuesday email.— Advertisement —
In February, Biden finally acknowledged Tesla’s sales as America’s largest electric vehicle producer.
In a statement to CNBC regarding the matter, a White House spokesperson praised Tesla for the extraordinary efforts its made in popularizing electric vehicles.
