'I'll Say What I Want To Say': Elon Musk Leaves Reporter Stunned With Bold Defense Of Freedom Of Speech In Viral Clip

On Wednesday, a CNBC reporter asked Elon Musk about his tweets bashing George Soros, questioning whether the Tesla CEO should be sharing those kinds of opinions publicly on Twitter. Musk responded, stating, “I’ll say what I want to say and if the consequence of that is losing money – so bet it.”
 

NBC reporter tries SHAMING Elon Musk for ROASTING George Soros— His response left the reporter STUNNED:

“I’ll say what I want to say and if the consequence of that is losing money — so be it”🔥

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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 17, 2023

Elon Musk was interviewed following Tesla’s annual shareholders meeting, with the reporter having papers that contained earlier tweets shared by Musk that stated, “You assume they are good intentions. They are not. He wants to erode the very fabric of civilization. Soros hates humanity.” Musk also stated, “Soros reminds me of Magneto,” referring to the X-Men’s villain in Marvel comics and movies, as previously reported by the DC Enquirer. 
 

You assume they are good intentions. They are not. He wants to erode the very fabric of civilization. Soros hates humanity.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 16, 2023

Soros reminds me of Magneto

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 16, 2023

The reporter asked Musk about his tweets, asking, “When you do something like that, do you think about–” before being cut off by Musk. The billionaire stated simply, “Yeah, I think that’s true, that’s my opinion,” referring to his earlier tweets.

Twitter's CEO was then asked, “Ok, but why share it? Why share it? Why share it when people who buy Teslas may not agree with you? Advertisers on Twitter may not agree with you.” The reporter, David Faber, finished the question by asking, “Why share it widely?”

Elon countered simply with “I mean, this is freedom of speech, I’m allowed to say what I want.” 

“You absolutely are, but I’m trying to understand why you do because you have to know that’s gotta– it puts you in the middle of the partisan divide in the country. It makes you a lightning rod for criticism,” Faber added. “I mean, do you like that? People today saying you’re an anti-semite, I don’t think you are.”

Musk started off clearing any possible misunderstanding, stating, “No I’m definitely not. I’m like a pro-semite if anything.” The CNBC reporter agreed that was the case but questioned why Musk would even bring up the discussion of Soros if that were the case. 

The Tesla CEO attempted to change topics, saying, “We don’t want to make this a George Soros interview,” but the reporter brought up that the tweets were mentioned during the Tesla annual meeting. Musk was then asked a simple question: “Do your tweets hurt the company?”

Musk took a moment to pause and reflect before answering, bringing up the 1987 romance adventure film “The Princess Bride,” specifically referencing a scene where a swordsman character, Inigo Montoya, confronts his father's killer. In this specific scene, Montoya denies the material wealth offered to him in exchange for sparing his father's killer, to which he denies it.

The reporter asked, “So you don’t care? You want to share what you have to say?”

Musk finished the viral clip by saying, “I’ll say what I want to say and if the consequence of that is losing money – so be it.”

Musk has no reason to cling to wealth, already being the second richest man, according to Forbes. Elon Musk has frequently voiced his support for free speech, and it seems he values it far more than any monetary gains he could receive opposing it.