Musk calls Venezuelan president’s bluff, saying, “He will chicken out.”
Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro challenged tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to a televised fight after the Tesla CEO asserted he obtained his recent questionable electoral victory through fraud.
The challenge unfolded Monday after Musk called on Maduro to step down, arguing he manipulated votes and committed “major election fraud” to stay in power and that the Venezuelan people had spoken.
Maduro responded by calling Musk his “archenemy,” before throwing down the gauntlet.
JUST IN: Elon Musk accepts Venezuelan Dictator Nicolás Maduro’s challenge to a fight.
Just when you thought 2024 couldn’t get any crazier.
Maduro: “Elon Musk. Whoever messes with me, dries up. Whoever messes with Venezuela dries up, Elon Musk.
You want to fight? Let’s have… pic.twitter.com/rqvCphOsuJ
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 31, 2024
“Social media creates a virtual reality, and who controls the virtual reality? Our new archenemy, the famous Elon Musk,” Maduro said, adding, “Do you want to fight? Let’s do it. Elon Musk, I’m ready.”
Musk, who on Monday celebrated protesters tearing down statue of former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, responded via X, “El burro sabe mas que Maduro,” meaning a jackass is smarter than Maduro. He then apologized that the comparison insulted the animal kingdom.
On Wednesday, Musk went on to accept the challenge.
I accept
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2024
In a follow-up, Musk expressed his belief Maduro is bluffing, saying, “He will chicken out.”
He will chicken out
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2024
The potential brawl between power brokers comes as the results of the election have been contested by the Venezuelan people, with many taking to the streets after vote tallies purportedly showed Maduro claimed victory despite losing the election.
BREAKING:
The streets of Caracas are packed to the brim with protesters out to support opposition leader María Corina Machado during her first major speech since the election.#VenezuelaLibre ??
Via @AlertaMundoNews pic.twitter.com/xsuAcIl583
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 30, 2024
Venezuela’s socialist dictator Maduro claims he won re-election. But leaked vote tallies show Maduro lost.
The saying goes, “you can vote your way into socialism … you may not be able to vote your way out.”
More: pic.twitter.com/MSO9VWscwL
— John Stossel (@JohnStossel) July 30, 2024
BREAKING:
Machado’s team posts their audited report of the true election result:
Gonzalez – 67%
Maduro – 30%(Based on 80% of the votes) pic.twitter.com/AZsUKuf3VC
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 30, 2024
