Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, teased New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday after she made a remark about a “billionaire with an ego problem.”
The exchange occurred as Musk, who persuaded Twitter to accept a $44 billion buyout this week, has been making headlines by tweeting about politics and making the social media platform more fun.
“Tired of having to collectively stress about what explosion of hate crimes is happening bc some billionaire with an ego problem unilaterally controls a massive communication platform and skews it because Tucker Carlson or Peter Thiel took him to dinner and made him feel special,” Alexandria Ocasio said in a tweet.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@elonmusk @aoc pic.twitter.com/P28nb00BfV— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 29, 2022
Musk responded by telling the New Yorker, “Stop hitting on me, I’m really shy.” He also included a smiling and blushing emoji.
This comes in the wake of the “Squad” member’s reaction to criticism over a photo obtained by National Review in late December showing Ocasio-Cortez in Florida enjoying a cocktail without a mask while on vacation with her boyfriend in Miami Beach.
Ocasio-Cortez responded to Musk in a since-deleted tweet, saying the billionaire she was referring to was Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Before the exchange was removed, some users posted a screenshot of it.
