{"id":1756147,"date":"2022-11-30T08:08:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T13:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1756147"},"modified":"2022-11-30T08:18:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T13:18:24","slug":"elon-musk-blasts-major-democrat-politicians-for-coordinating-attacks-against-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-blasts-major-democrat-politicians-for-coordinating-attacks-against-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Blasts &#8220;Major Democrat Politicians&#8221; for &#8220;Coordinating&#8221; Attacks Against Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Felon-musk-blasts-major-democrat-politicians-for-coordinating-attacks-against-him%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=1756147&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 class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/elon-musk-biden-democratic-party-controlled-unions-next-level-insanity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tech mogul and Twitter CEO Elon Musk<\/a> Tuesday blasted what he called &#8220;major Democrat politicians&#8221; for &#8220;coordinated&#8221; attacks against him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Twitter user Jason Debolt provoked the response by pointing out how Democratic politicians have come out against Musk recently. He noted that Musk did not insert himself into political debates prior to these interactions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Elon wasn\u2019t super political on Twitter until Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren started attacking him for no reason. Then others followed. Of all the dudes they could have attacked, they chose the guy most capable of helping government solve problems. Strange choice,&#8221; Debolt wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Musk responded to the tweet by agreeing and suggesting that these Democratic figures were mere &#8220;actors on the political stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/640\/320\/elon_musk_twitter.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Many on the left are sounding the alarm about Elon Musk\u2019s Twitter takeover.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Many on the left are sounding the alarm about Elon Musk\u2019s Twitter takeover.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(FOX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/elon-musks-diet-coke-tweet-lights-internet-f-ing-trailer-park-simpleton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ELON MUSK\u2019S DIET COKE TWEET LIGHTS UP INTERNET: \u2018F&#8212;ING TRAILER PARK SIMPLETON\u2019<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Several other major Democrat politicians attacked me too, all around the same time. It was coordinated. Outside of party leadership and independents like Manchin, they are essentially actors on the political stage, not directors or script writers,&#8221; Musk tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years Musk gotten into tussles with Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., over taxes and spending, once memorably calling Warren &#8220;Senator Karen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>More recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/musk-mocks-aoc-others-angry-price-twitter-blue-check\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.,<\/a> attacked Musk over his plan to charge Twitter users $8 a month for a blue check verification mark on their accounts. Musk replied mocking Ocasio-Cortez, pointing out that her website sold a nearly $60 sweatshirt.<\/p>\n<p>Musk also responded positively to a meme attacking the Democratic Party for ignoring scandals such as the Biden\u2019s family dealings with China and Ukraine and TikTok sharing user information with the Chinese Communist Party in favor of investigating him for legally purchasing a social media company.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/640\/320\/ED-MARKEY-MEHDI-HASAN.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., appeared on \" The Mehdi Hasan Show \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., appeared on &#8220;The Mehdi Hasan Show&#8221; Wednesday to attack Twitter CEO Elon Musk.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Peacock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several Democratic senators have threatened investigations and governmental intervention on Twitter following his purchase. On Nov. 1, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., called on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/democrats-capitol-hill-set-sights-elon-musks-twitter-acquisition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden administration to investigate Musk\u2019s acquisition,<\/a> suggesting that the site could be influenced by Saudi Arabia. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., has threatened Musk with regulation for not responding to his letter about the Twitter verification process.<\/p>\n<p>Musk trolled these efforts on Nov. 18 with a mocking tweet attacking their lack of interest in crypto giant FTX declaring bankruptcy after losing a billion dollars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/elon-musk-trolls-democratic-senators-clueless-with-mocking-tweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ELON MUSK MOCKS SENATE DEMOCRATS AS CLUELESS FOR THEIR CALLS TO INVESTIGATE TWITTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several Twitter users chimed in agreeing with Musk\u2019s comment about Democrat attacks and coordination.<\/p>\n<p>Tech entrepreneur Gurbaksh Chahal said Musk was &#8220;ripping @TheDemocrats a new one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I genuinely wonder why they started attacking you, because if it wasn\u2019t for you and Tesla, EVs would not be mainstream. You\u2019ve been an ally to the Democratic Party. And when you speak out against them attacking you, they paint you as far right. Senseless,&#8221; Teslarati senior writer Johnna Crider tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is true. And they&#8217;re gonna attack him, even more, tomorrow for saying it,&#8221; outspoken singer Philip Labonte wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson said, &#8220;Coordinated propaganda campaigns are what the media, Big Tech, political and corporate interests have been all about for yrs now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sports journalist Jason Whitlock exclaimed, &#8220;Good lord, this man is a true disruptor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1243252335.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Elon Musk has attacked Democratic politicians such as MA Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey for calling on the government to intervene with his Twitter policies.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Elon Musk has attacked Democratic politicians such as MA Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey for calling on the government to intervene with his Twitter policies.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Jakub Porzycki\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite this, some left-leaning social media users continued to attack Musk for his comment.<\/p>\n<p>Cond\u00e9 Nast legal affairs editor Luke Zaleski wrote, &#8220;You\u2019re another trump. This is so boring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vanity Fair correspondent Molly Jong-Fast tweeted, &#8220;So your values are based on who\u2019s nice to you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Manchin is one of the biggest proponents of taxing the hell out of billionaires on the Hill. He just doesn&#8217;t like doing it wantonly. His main beef is making sure it goes to earned income, rather than unrealized gains,&#8221; MSNBC columnist Eric Michael Garcia wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;None of this is true. What it shows is your na\u00efvet\u00e9 about politics,&#8221; author Jeff Nesbit said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tech mogul and Twitter CEO Elon Musk Tuesday blasted what he called &#8220;major Democrat politicians&#8221; for &#8220;coordinated&#8221; attacks against him.Twitter user Jason Debolt provoked the response by pointing out how<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1721622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1756147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1756147","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1756147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1756147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1721622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1756147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1756147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1756147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}