Elon Musk accepted Nicolás Maduro's challenge to fight, simply writing: 'I accept.' Maduro appeared to be miffed over Musk doubting he won the election in Venezuela fairly.
Space X CEO Elon Musk responded to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s challenge to fight on Wednesday, simply saying, "I accept." In a video Monday, Maduro was seen holding a cellphone as he declared war on Musk, alleging social media platform X owner Musk wants to invade Venezuela with his space rockets. "Elon Musk, you are desperate. You went off the rails.
In the video, Maduro was seen holding a cellphone as he declared war on Musk. "Social media creates a virtual reality, and who controls the virtual reality? Our new archenemy, the famous Elon Musk," Maduro stated. Social media erupted after learning Musk had accepted Maduro’s challenge. 'm putting my money on Elon. He's a towering figure and has the mindset of a honey badger," one user wrote. "Maduro is a big guy himself and probably knows how to fight, so this would be a real fight. Zuck is a little fella, so that would be a short fight lol," Musk responded, referring to a once scheduled fight between him and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Pre-election polling showed that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez had double the support that Maduro and his United Socialist Party of Venezuela had. Venezuelans took to the streets in peaceful protest, but Maduro sent out police to crackdown on them and to clear the streets, leading to violent clashes and escalation. Protesters pulled down statues of Hugo Chavez to express their rage over the result and the alleged fraud.
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