{"id":2613635,"date":"2026-06-12T17:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-freak-out-over-elon-musks-trillionaire-status-embodies-their-hatred-for-success\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T17:14:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:14:01","slug":"leftist-freak-out-over-elon-musks-trillionaire-status-embodies-their-hatred-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-freak-out-over-elon-musks-trillionaire-status-embodies-their-hatred-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftist Attacks On Trillionaire Musk Shows They Hate Success"},"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%2Fleftist-freak-out-over-elon-musks-trillionaire-status-embodies-their-hatred-for-success%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=2613635&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 - 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And naturally, leftists are in total meltdown mode. <\/p>\n<p>The freak out started on Friday morning, shortly after Musk\u2019s SpaceX began trading at $150 a share, a figure above its listing price of $135. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/spacex-ipo-elon-musk-trillionaire-net-worth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox Business<\/a>, \u201cCombined with his holdings in electric vehicle maker Tesla, as well as other investments and assets, Musk\u2019s net worth is now estimated at about $1.1 trillion.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1050013290\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 fdrlst__b89e9-entity-placement\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Musk\u2019s major achievement was apparently too much for leftists. Across the interwebs, these emotionally fragile figures proceeded to throw temper tantrums at the Tesla founder\u2019s business success. <\/p>\n<p>The Globe and Mail contributor Chris Gay kicked off the pity party with a <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/G96lr#selection-2581.0-2581.82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">column<\/a> titled, \u201cSpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire. Here\u2019s how to properly hate him.\u201d The outlet has since <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/dhIKu#selection-2581.0-2594.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">changed<\/a> the headline to, \u201cSpaceX is set to make Elon Musk the first trillionaire. Is that a bad look for capitalism?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sent up a smoke signal of distress to her X followers. In lamenting Musk\u2019s trillionaire status, she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenWarren\/status\/2065466952923984219?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> for the implementation of a \u201cwealth tax.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maine Democrat Graham Platner took a break from grappling with the many scandals plaguing his Senate campaign to weigh in on the matter. The Nazi-tatted candidate from a rich family <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/grahamformaine\/status\/2065434412984963208?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> on X, \u201cElon Musk just became the world\u2019s first trillionaire. Let\u2019s make sure he\u2019s also the last.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hair gel poster boy and California Gov. Gavin Newsom \u2014 who\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/27\/rich-kid-gavin-newsom-cosplays-as-a-scrappy-poor-kid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lived<\/a> a \u201ccharmed life\u201d of luxury and has an <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/gavin-newsom-net-worth-234000377.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">estimated net worth of $30 million<\/a> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/2065485223631171676?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lashed out<\/a> by claiming \u201cThe system is rigged.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJayapal\/status\/2065479485223223354?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pramila Jayapal<\/a>, D-Wash., Obama henchman <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jonfavs\/status\/2065479061976293822?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jon Favreau<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EdMarkey\/status\/2065470251798614448?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PattyMurray\/status\/2065518024807829835?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">others<\/a> were among those to participate in the meltdown. <\/p>\n<p>Some observers may say this is all as purely political. After all, Musk was a key figure in helping Trump\u2019s 2024 White House bid and later spearheaded the administration\u2019s DOGE initiative to root out waste and abuse in the federal government. He also took away a major leftist-backed censorship operation by purchasing Twitter (now X) and ensuring free speech for its users. <\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s actually a more fundamental reason at play than just politics \u2014 one which Democrats will never admit to. <\/p>\n<p>Leftists embrace a collectivist worldview in which individual success must be neutralized. Their entire political agenda demands that individuals be dependent on the state rather than being dependent on themselves. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s why the minute \u201cthe little guy\u201d achieves a modicum of financial success, Democrats swoop in with demands to \u201ctax the rich\u201d and redistribute his wealth. They can\u2019t have Americans thinking that achieving one\u2019s dreams are possible with enough hard work and determination \u2014 qualities that contradict their worldview. Plus, they need the money to fund the government programs designed to trap Americans in a perpetual state of government dependency, a dynamic that further solidifies their power. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that this standard only applies to <em>other<\/em> people\u2019s money. Left-wingers who supposedly back redistributing wealth, from washed-up actor Mark Ruffalo to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, will moan about \u201cthe rich\u201d all day long but never \u201credistribute\u201d their own wealth.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s the whole ballgame, isn\u2019t it? There\u2019s one set of rules for leftists, and a different set of rules for everyone else. It\u2019s not hypocrisy; it\u2019s hierarchy. <\/p>\n<p>The left\u2019s unbridled hatred for Musk certainly stems from his refusal to bow before their insane ideology. But it\u2019s also based upon an animalistic instinct to oppose success at every turn and ensure a system in which only they have the power. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">   Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics and RealClearHealth. 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