Elon Musk just savagely schooled the establishment media on what the people really think about them.
The moment took place during his recent 90-minute interview with left-wing The Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes.
When she started going off on how much people allegedly “loathe” Musk, he flipped the script on her.
“Maybe some people do loathe me. And that’s probably true,” he said,
“I don’t care. But the fact that, as you pointed out, a quarter billion people follow me is that I think a lot more people actually like me than don’t. And I think a lot more people hate you and the media more than you realize!”
Boom! Absolute mic drop!
You have to see this for yourself:
Elon Musk just NUKED this reporter to her face in a MASTERCLASS
"People loathe you!"
ELON: "I don't care. The fact that a quarter billion people follow me means a lot more people like me than don't."
"I think a lot more people hate YOU and the MEDIA than you realize!"
pic.twitter.com/BOj528BGE8
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 23, 2026
In another heated moment from the interview, Elon Musk rejected Beddoes’ attempt to portray him as a “far-right” figure.
“No, I support the normal people—what you call the far right, falsely,” he corrected her, before challenging her to explain why simple, common sense policies like secure borders and safe cities are extreme.
As you might expect, she was rendered speechless.
Watch:
AWESOME! Elon Musk MIC DROPS this reporter accusing him of being "far right"
"It's actually just NORMAL PEOPLE…here are the principles. Which sound terrible? We should have secure borders, safe cities, and sensible spending."
"Which of those 3 are 'far right?'"
"I'd like… pic.twitter.com/AQueMObzN9
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 23, 2026
Boom!
Elon Musk is absolutely right, of course.
In no way is there anything “extremist” about wanting to have a safe country free of dangerous illegal immigrants.
In fact, those types of policies were the exact things Democrats like Obama and Clinton were campaigning on a decade ago!
But, don’t take my word for it, or even Elon Musk’s.
See the proof for yourself:
Folks on X are largely backing Elon on this one:
If all the media put together their followers and viewers combined, it wouldn’t add up to a quarter billion.
— Tom Massé(@essammot) July 23, 2026
If you want to watch more from Elon Musk’s The Economist interview, here’s another, longer clip:
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