Elon Musk and California Governor Gavin Newsom are locked in a war of words on X (formerly Twitter) after the businessman announced he would be moving his companies’ headquarters to Texas from the Golden State.
On Tuesday after Musk’s announcement, Newsom accused Musk of bending the knee to former President Donald Trump, apparently in reference to the Tesla CEO’s recent decision to donate to a pro-Trump super PAC. Several hours later, Musk fired back: “You never get off your knees.”
The Context
The spat began after Newsom signed a law that strengthens privacy protections for transgender and gay students in schools, prohibiting staff from notifying parents about their children’s gender identity without the child’s consent.
