Tesla CEO Elon Musk fired back at Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the Democrat took a jab at Tesla’s stock slump. The stock had dropped 41.4% this year as of March, following multiple acts of vandalism against the company.
"On the iPhone, they've got that little stock app. I added Tesla to it to give me a little boost during the day," Walz joked. He held up his phone during a Wisconsin town hall titled, "The People vs Musk," on Tuesday.
Walz went even further, calling Musk an "un-elected, South African, nepo-baby." He also encouraged Tesla owners to remove the logo from their cars using "dental floss."
Musk wasn’t having it. He clapped back with a dig at Walz’s political loss. "Sometimes when I need a little boost, I look at the @JDVance portrait in the White House and thank the Lord," Musk wrote on X.
The White House also joined in, responding to Walz’s remarks. "When we need a little boost during the day at the White House, we walk around the corner from our office and admire these beautiful portraits," Trump’s Rapid Response team posted.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, didn’t hold back either. He called Walz a "small, petty, vindictive, evil bastard" and said he "represents today’s Democrats well."
"Democrats are CHEERING for American companies to fail. Disgusting behavior," the House Judiciary Committee posted in response to the town hall.
Walz’s comments come as Tesla faces a wave of vandalism. In Las Vegas, multiple Tesla vehicles were set on fire, triggering an FBI investigation.
Attorney General Pam Bondi condemned the attacks. She called them "nothing short of domestic terrorism" and confirmed the Department of Justice has "already charged several perpetrators."