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Elon Musk goes after Melinda French Gates adding to his list of billionaires' ex-wives who 'might be the downfall of Western civilization' · Elon Musk Podcast

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  Hey everybody, welcome back to the Elon Musk.
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  Podcast this. Is a show where we discuss the
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  critical crossroads. The shape SpaceX.
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  Tesla X The Boring Company. And Neuralink.
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  I'm your. Host.
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  Will. Walden Elon Musk recently
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  expressed his disapproval after Melinda French Gates endorsed
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  President Joe Biden for the upcoming election.
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  Gates, who had never endorsed a presidential candidate before,
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  announced her support for Biden on social media platform X,
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  stating the election significant consequences for women and
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  families. Gates made her endorsement in an
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  ex post on Thursday, explaining. I've never endorsed a
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  presidential candidate before, but this year's election stands
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  to be so enormously consequential for women and
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  families that this time I can't stay quiet.
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  Her announcement sparked a critical response from Musk.
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  Musk responded to an ex post by the Babylon Bee staffer Ashley
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  St. Clair about Gates endorsement
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  saying might be the downfall of Western Civilization.
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  This reaction is not the first time Musk has criticized a
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  billionaire's ex-wife. In March, he made similar
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  comments about Jeff Bezos ex-wife Mackenzie Scott for her
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  philanthropic efforts. In March, Musk posted Super rich
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  ex wives who hate their former spouse should be listed among
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  reasons that Western Civilization died.
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  Though this post has since been deleted, Gates endorsement of
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  Biden appears to have placed her on Musk's list of disapproved
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  billionaire exes, the Babylon Bees.
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  Saint Clair followed up her initial post by saying many
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  supervillain arcs being pursued under the guise of philanthropy.
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  Musk agreed, replying with Yeah. Musk's negative sentiment
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  towards Gates extends beyond her endorsement and includes her
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  former husband, Bill Gates. Musk's biography reveals his
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  disdain for Bill Gates, who he accused of shorting Tesla's
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  stock, thereby undermining investments in a company
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  dedicated to fighting climate change.
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  Musk labeled this action as pure hypocrisy, considering Bill
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  Gates's purported passion for combating climate change.
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  Musk's discontent with Melinda Frenchgates also seems to be
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  tied to his broader disdain for President Joe Biden.
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  Musk has been vocal about his criticism of Biden, especially
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  after Tesla was not included in the president's electric vehicle
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  summit. Biden held this EV summit,
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  didn't invite Tesla, invited GM, Ford, Chrysler and UAW United
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  Auto Workers Union and EV summit at the White House.
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  Musk said to journalist Kara Swisher in September 2021,
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  Didn't mention Tesla once and praised GM and Ford for leading
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  the EV revolution. Musk has also criticized Biden's
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  handling of various issues, such as the southern border crisis
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  and the Democratic Party's alleged control by unions.
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  These grievances contribute to Musk's reluctance to support
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  Biden in the upcoming election. In November, during an interview
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  at the New York Times Deal Book Summit, Musk told journalist
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  Aaron Ross Sorkin that he was unlikely to vote for Biden.
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  Despite this, Musk has refrained from endorsing former President
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  Donald Trump. However, Musk seems to have
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  developed a closer relationship with Trump.
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  He mentioned in a recent Tesla shareholder meeting that Trump
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  occasionally calls him randomly, describing these interactions as
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  friendly. I have had some conversations
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  with him and he does call me out of the blue for no reason.
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  I don't know why, but he does. Musk said.
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  Representatives for Musk and Gates did not respond to
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  requests for comment, which were sent outside regular business
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  hours. Gates endorsement of Biden marks
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  a significant moment as she has previously refrained from
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  publicly supporting any presidential candidate.
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  Melinda French Gates is a well known billionaire and
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  philanthropist having Co founded the Bill and Melinda Gates
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  Foundation with her ex-husband. Her endorsement of Biden, made
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  through an op-ed for CNN, emphasizes the elections
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  importance for women and families.
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  In her op-ed, Gates wrote after Trump's first term in office
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  endangered the health of women, compromising their safety and
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  robbing them of essential freedoms.
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  I'm supporting Biden this election and asking others to do
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  the same. Her involvement in politics has
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  typically been through her venture capital firm, Pivotal
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  Ventures, which focuses on increasing women's
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  representation in politics. Gates criticized former
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  President Trump's rhetoric and policies, highlighting his
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  divisive and sometimes violent language, particularly towards
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  women journalists, and his restrictions on reproductive
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  services. She also mentioned the Supreme
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  Court justices he appointed, which led to the overturning of
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  Roe versus Wade. In the two years since Roe was
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  overturned, emergency rooms have turned away pregnant women in
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  desperate need of care because doctors feared legal
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  consequences, Gates wrote. Obstetricians have fled states
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  with strict bans, which could leave women without access to
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  basic services like contraceptives.
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  Gates argued that Trump's re election would allow states to
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  monitor and prosecute pregnant women, contrasting this with
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  Biden's efforts to protect reproductive freedom and support
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  women's rights. She praised Biden as the
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  strongest champion for caregivers the Oval Office has
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  ever seen. Gates concluded her op-ed by
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  urging voters to support Biden, emphasizing his understanding of
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  the critical role of women in the country's future.
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  She described her decision to endorse Biden as driven by the
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  urgent need to protect women's and families rights and
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  freedoms. In May, Gates announced her
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  resignation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, taking
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  $12.5 billion for her own philanthropic initiatives.
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  She committed to donating a billion dollars over 2 years to
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  organizations supporting women and families globally,
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  underscoring her dedication to gender equality.
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  Gates endorsement of Biden underscores her commitment to
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  advancing women's rights and health.
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  Her public support for a presidential candidate for the
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  first time reflects the high stakes she sees in the upcoming
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