In the latest salvo in the war of words between Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk and California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, Musk pronounced that Newsom’s “career is over.”
On Monday, Newsom signed into law AB 1955, which barred school districts from alerting parents of their children’s sexuality, or if they use pronouns or have adopted gender identities that conflict with those on their school records. Musk recalled that he had warned Newsom last year that if the law were passed, it would force families and companies to leave California “to protect their children.”
The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Musk had pledged to give roughly $45 million a month to America PAC, which supports former president Trump’s reelection campaign.
On Tuesday, Musk announced that in response to the passing of AB 1955, he would relocate his companies out of the so-called Golden State, tweeting, “This is the final straw. Because of this law and the many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas.”
He added, “And X HQ will move to Austin. …Have had enough of dodging gangs of violent drug addicts just to get in and out of the building.”
Newsom then mocked Musk, claiming he “bent the knee” to Trump with his recent campaign pledge.
That prompted author and journalist Michael Shellenberger, a foe of the environmental movement who also challenged Newsom in two gubernatorial elections, to fire, “You took the most beautiful state and made it the ugliest. You increased homelessness by 40%. You let addicts die on the street. You unleashed violent crime. Now you’re trying to medically mistreat children. You’re the worst governor in our state’s history. Resign.”
Musk then offered his succinct conclusion to the episode, writing bluntly, “Gavin’s career is over.”
Musk has an estranged relationship with his child who reportedly came out as transgender as a 16-year-old, which he partly blames on a leftist school his child attended in Los Angeles.
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