{"id":1137116,"date":"2021-12-21T09:50:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T14:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1137116"},"modified":"2021-12-21T09:50:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T14:50:16","slug":"no-joke-elon-musk-interview-with-babylon-bee-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-joke-elon-musk-interview-with-babylon-bee-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"No Joke: Elon Musk Interview With Babylon Bee Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fno-joke-elon-musk-interview-with-babylon-bee-coming%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1137116&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will appear in an exclusive interview on Tuesday with the Babylon Bee, promising both laughs and unique insights into the life of Time Magazine\u2019s 2021 \u201cPerson of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Babylon Bee<\/a>, a satirical website often known for its mockery of political issues, offered a trailer of the highly-anticipated interview on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Babylon Bee Interviews <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> (Trailer)<\/p>\n<p>Full interview drops TOMORROW.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to The Babylon Bee YouTube channel to get notified: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uQHoXfAwx2\">https:\/\/t.co\/uQHoXfAwx2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u13tgtmwR9\">pic.twitter.com\/u13tgtmwR9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBabylonBee\/status\/1473073767047852036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could be on CNN right now,\u201d the Babylon Bee\u2019s host said to Musk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not perverted enough, I guess,\u201d Musk laughed.<\/p>\n<p>The trailer also included some serious moments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI probably aspire to reduce the size of government,\u201d Musk added. \u201cAnything done by the government is going to be inefficient because the government is a monopoly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The trailer even addressed Musk\u2019s recent Twitter feud with Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you could die by irony, she would be dead,\u201d Musk joked.<\/p>\n<p>Never holding back, Musk included comments against his conservative hosts as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow come we\u2019re doing this show on a Sunday? Why aren\u2019t you heathens in church?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>The show will be made available on YouTube and other major podcast platforms according to the Babylon Bee.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has recently become well known for his wit during Twitter comments with Warren. The senator criticized Musk for \u201cfreeloading\u201d on his taxes after he was named Time Magazine\u2019s \u201cPerson of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s change the rigged tax code so The Person of the Year will actually pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone else,\u201d Warren tweeted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Let\u2019s change the rigged tax code so The Person of the Year will actually pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone else. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jqQxL9Run6\">https:\/\/t.co\/jqQxL9Run6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenWarren\/status\/1470415896053227522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if you opened your eyes for 2 seconds, you would realize I will pay more taxes than any American in history this year,\u201d Musk responded.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Don\u2019t spend it all at once \u2026 oh wait you did already<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1470899663087747072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t spend it all at once \u2026 oh wait you did already,\u201d Musk later mocked.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Musk took to Twitter to announce he will pay more than $11 billion in U.S. taxes this year. The words led to a strong response, including renowned psychologist and bestselling author Jordan Peterson saying, \u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f41VVYuSuR\">https:\/\/t.co\/f41VVYuSuR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordanbpeterson\/status\/1472981988051234832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Babylon Bee has long been known for its satire, but has been criticized at times by mainstream media. In June,&nbsp;The New York Times issued a correction after referring to the Babylon Bee as a \u201cfar-right misinformation site.\u201d The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/we-pushed-back-hard-and-won-nyt-walks-back-smear-against-babylon-bee-after-legal-threat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>The Times issued the correction after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/babylon-bee-slams-new-york-times-for-defamatory-article-demands-retraction-over-misinformation-reference\">receiving<\/a>&nbsp;a letter from the Bee\u2019s legal counsel demanding a correction to the article. Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon said that the label the Times used was false and \u201cdefamatory.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBig update here. The [New York Times] has responded to our demand letter by removing defamatory statements about us from their article,\u201d Dillon wrote Monday on Twitter. He shared a screenshot of an email from the senior counsel at the Times to the counsel at the Bee. The email said that the Times had corrected its article and removed references to the Bee as \u201cfar-right misinformation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI write in response to your letter of June 2, received by the Times on June 8. We have carefully reviewed the the [sic] concerns raised in your letter and, in response to those concerns, we have removed the reference to the Babylon Bee from the article and appended a correction,\u201d Times senior counsel Dana Green wrote.<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Big update here. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nytimes<\/a> has responded to our demand letter by removing defamatory statements about us from their article. Here\u2019s their email to our counsel notifying us of the correction. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lv0eYo6NzK\">https:\/\/t.co\/lv0eYo6NzK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OLi5KzMzej\">pic.twitter.com\/OLi5KzMzej<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SethDillon\/status\/1404457263197310989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">member<\/a><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will appear in an exclusive interview on Tuesday with the Babylon Bee, promising both laughs and unique insights into the life of Time Magazine\u2019s 2021 \u201cPerson of the Year.\u201dThe Babylon Bee, a satirical website often known for its mockery of political issues, offered a trailer of the highly-anticipated interview on Monday evening.The Babylon Bee Interviews @elonmusk (Trailer)Full interview drops TOMORROW.Subscribe to The Babylon Bee YouTube channel to get notified: https:\/\/t.co\/uQHoXfAwx2 pic.twitter.com\/u13tgtmwR9\u2014 The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) December 20, 2021\u201cYou could be on CNN right now,\u201d the Babylon Bee\u2019s host said to Musk.\u201cI\u2019m not perverted enough, I guess,\u201d Musk laughed.The trailer also included some serious moments.\u201cI probably aspire to reduce the size of government,\u201d Musk added. \u201cAnything done by the government is going to be inefficient because the government is a monopoly.\u201dThe trailer even addressed Musk\u2019s recent Twitter feud with Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren.\u201cIf you could die by irony, she would be dead,\u201d Musk joked.Never holding back, Musk included comments against his conservative hosts as well.\u201cHow come we\u2019re doing this show on a Sunday? Why aren\u2019t you heathens in church?\u201d he asked.The show will be made available on YouTube and other major podcast platforms according to the Babylon Bee.Musk has recently become well known for his wit during Twitter comments with Warren. The senator criticized Musk for \u201cfreeloading\u201d on his taxes after he was named Time Magazine\u2019s \u201cPerson of the Year.\u201d\u201cLet\u2019s change the rigged tax code so The Person of the Year will actually pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone else,\u201d Warren tweeted.Let\u2019s change the rigged tax code so The Person of the Year will actually pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone else. https:\/\/t.co\/jqQxL9Run6\u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) December 13, 2021\u201cAnd if you opened your eyes for 2 seconds, you would realize I will pay more taxes than any American in history this year,\u201d Musk responded.Don\u2019t spend it all at once \u2026 oh wait you did already\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 14, 2021\u201cDon\u2019t spend it all at once \u2026 oh wait you did already,\u201d Musk later mocked.On Sunday, Musk took to Twitter to announce he will pay more than $11 billion in U.S. taxes this year. The words led to a strong response, including renowned psychologist and bestselling author Jordan Peterson saying, \u201cThank you.\u201dThank you. https:\/\/t.co\/f41VVYuSuR\u2014 Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) December 20, 2021The Babylon Bee has long been known for its satire, but has been criticized at times by mainstream media. In June,\u00a0The New York Times issued a correction after referring to the Babylon Bee as a \u201cfar-right misinformation site.\u201d The Daily Wire previously reported:The Times issued the correction after\u00a0receiving\u00a0a letter from the Bee\u2019s legal counsel demanding a correction to the article. Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon said that the label the Times used was false and \u201cdefamatory.\u201d\u201cBig update here. The [New York Times] has responded to our demand letter by removing defamatory statements about us from their article,\u201d Dillon wrote Monday on Twitter. He shared a screenshot of an email from the senior counsel at the Times to the counsel at the Bee. The email said that the Times had corrected its article and removed references to the Bee as \u201cfar-right misinformation.\u201d\u201cI write in response to your letter of June 2, received by the Times on June 8. We have carefully reviewed the the [sic] concerns raised in your letter and, in response to those concerns, we have removed the reference to the Babylon Bee from the article and appended a correction,\u201d Times senior counsel Dana Green wrote.Big update here. The @nytimes has responded to our demand letter by removing defamatory statements about us from their article. Here\u2019s their email to our counsel notifying us of the correction. https:\/\/t.co\/lv0eYo6NzK pic.twitter.com\/OLi5KzMzej\u2014 Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) June 14, 2021The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1137116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1137116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1137116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1137116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1137116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}