Elon Musk lashes Jeff Bezo's
Elon Musk has something to say about everything, and this time MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’ ex, was on the receiving end of a witty X post after another user said Scott had been giving money to organisations that “deal with issues of race and/or gender.”
Musk has been vocal in criticising so-called ‘efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion’ by other billionaires, but it’s unclear why he singled out Scott in particular in the latest lash-out sesh.
The Tesla owner tweeted “Super rich ex-wives who hate their former spouse” should be listed among “Reasons that Western Civilization died.”
Not grammar-checking your tweets should also be on that list, still, this is not the first time Musk has slammed Scott over her philanthropy.
Scott said in a Medium post that she’d donated nearly $2 billion to “343 organizations supporting the voices and opportunities of people from underserved communities.” Scott’s donations that year included $275 million to Planned Parenthood.
Scott has adopted a no-strings-attached approach toward her giving which has won her plaudits from organisations who relish the autonomy she has given them.
In May 2022, Musk said he planned to vote Republican because he thought the Democratic Party had given his companies Tesla and Space X “a very cold shoulder.” Musk said he thought his companies were being sidelined partly because Scott had donated to “PACs posing as charities.”
“It’s safe to say that MacKenzie [ahem] Scott is not exactly a big fan of her ex-husband. Unfortunately, a lot of others are getting caught in the crossfire,” Musk wrote in an X post
at the time.
