The Venezuelan president has called the billionaire a threat to peace in the South American country.
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has accused SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk of trying to disrupt peace and stability in the South American country.
The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela on Sunday declared Maduro the winner of the country’s presidential election, announcing that with 80% of ballots counted, he had secured more than 51% of the vote, compared to 44% for his main rival, Edmundo Gonzales.
Supporters of Western-backed Gonzalez have taken to the streets following the release of the official results, claiming that the vote was rigged.
Musk, who owns social media platform X, took to it on Monday to accuse Maduro of “major election fraud.”
The Venezuelan president responded to the claims by challenging the billionaire to a fight, during an address he made on national television.
“Social media creates a virtual reality, and who controls the virtual reality? Our new archenemy, the famous Elon Musk,” Maduro stated, pointing to a cellphone.
He then accused Musk of seeking to come “with his rockets and an army to invade Venezuela” but did not elaborate on the claim.
“At least you showed your face, because we knew that you were behind everything,” Maduro claimed. “With your money, with your satellites. It is the representation of fascist ideology in the world.”
The Venezuelan president went on, challenging Musk “Do you want to fight? Let’s do it … I’m ready. I’m not afraid of you, Elon Musk. Let’s fight, wherever you want.”
Musk, in response, shared the video of Maduro’s speech on X, with a caption in Spanish that translates as “The donkey knows more than Maduro.”
It’s not the first case of Musk’s confrontation with senior foreign officials. In April, the businessman clashed with a Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech, as well as far-right accounts and misinformation on X.
Maduro will be serving a third consecutive six-year term, having first taken office in 2013 following the death of President Hugo Chavez. In his victory speech, Maduro mocked the opposition, which, he said, “cries fraud” at every election. The Venezuelan president said his reelection would bring peace and stability.
Does anyone take rich people seriously? I simply don’t trust them, myself. Well done Venezuela.
Maduro has lost his marbles 😂
Yet another communist rigging an election he can’t win, using military muscle to sieze all evidence and bash the citizenry in line, censoring half the country and prosecuting his opposition the day after the election, and then having the gall to prattle on about “threats to democracy”.
Voting is not the way. Not in Britain, not in France, not in Venezuela. Communist blood is the way. It’s not that I want that or am advocating for it, but how many more times do people need to be cheated out of their rights?
Don’t you mean the USA?
Them too
OK then. It’s it single shot pistols at dawn?
Maduro has falsified election votes. The public know it. All Mr Musk has done is given the public a platform to communicate their protests around the world.
Even the local police are stripping on their uniforms and protesting.
Maduro is not the elected president. He should be in prison.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240730/caracas-based-telesur-news-site-comes-under-cyberattack-1119563491.html
Elon Musk v Maduro just like the finale of John Wick 4.
Musk is a pied piper.