Elon Musk has been criticised after sending a series of mocking tweets to Bernie Sanders, implying he thought the senator from Vermond was dead.
âI keep forgetting that youâre still alive,â the Tesla owner tweeted on Sunday morning.
Muskâs tweet was in response to a tweet from Sanders, 80, that demanded âthe extremely wealthy pay their fair share. Period.â
Sanders is yet to reply – but that didnât stop Musk, the worldâs richest person, firing off more tweets.
âWant me to sell more stock, Bernie? Just say the wordâŠâ the owner of SpaceX said. Responding to someone elseâs comment, Musk added: âBernie is a taker, not a maker.â
It isnât the first time Musk has picked a fight with a political in recent weeks. He had previously hit out at Ron Wyden, the chairman of the senateâs finance committee.
âWhether or not the worldâs wealthiest man pays any taxes at all shouldnât depend on the results of a Twitter poll,â Wyden had said.
âWhy does ur [profile picture] look like u just came?â Musk replied.
His remarks were branded âgross and inhumaneâ and âdeeply offensiveâ on social media.
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