Now why did Elon Musk fight with the President of Venezuela, he accepted the challenge to fight

Now why did Elon Musk fight with the President of Venezuela, he accepted the challenge to fight


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The controversy over the results of the presidential election in Venezuela continues. President Nicolas Maduro’s claim of victory in the election is being viewed with suspicion by the opposition as well as the people there. Meanwhile, he has now challenged Tesla CEO Elon Musk to come on national television and fight face to face. Musk has also accepted this challenge. All this is the result of the increasing online war of words between the two amid the political crisis in Venezuela.

In fact, Musk was continuously attacking the Venezuelan President for the last several days. Responding to this, Maduro said on Wednesday, “Elon Musk, anyone who messes with me will be finished. Anyone who messes with Venezuela will be doomed. Elon Musk, you want to fight? Come on, Elon Musk. I am ready. I am not afraid of you. Let’s go wherever you want… just tell me where.” After this, Elon Musk posted on X, “I accept… he will lose.” Earlier, the top US diplomat for Latin America said that Maduro has lost to his rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and rejected Maduro’s claim of victory.

‘Dictator Maduro should be ashamed’
It is noteworthy that Musk has been criticizing Maduro’s policies on X for the past several days. After the election results, he even called Maduro a dictator and a joker. Before the Venezuelan elections, Musk wrote in a post, “It’s time for the people of Venezuela to choose a better future. Support Maria Corina!” He was referring to the very popular opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who was barred from contesting against Maduro. After the results were announced, Musk said, “Dictator Maduro should be ashamed and this is so ridiculous.”

He also posted a 2020 announcement from the US Drug Enforcement Administration, which filed criminal charges against Maduro for drug trafficking and offered a $15 million reward for information leading to his arrest. The post infuriated Maduro. “He wants to come here with his guns and army to invade Venezuela. Elon Musk, it’s good you showed your face because we knew you were behind it! With your money and your satellites,” he said. “He wants to control the world, he already controls Argentina… You want to fight? Elon Musk, I’m ready. I’m the son of Bolivar and Chavez, I’m not afraid of you!” Musk responded in Spanish, “A donkey knows more than Maduro.” The US billionaire later said, “Sorry for comparing Maduro to this poor animal. It was an insult to animals.”

Why is Musk after Maduro?
Musk, who heads SpaceX and Tesla and owns the social media platform X, is an ultra-capitalist who supports former US President Donald Trump. This means he does not like the socialist president. Maduro has recently taken Musk in his crosshairs and accused him of being behind the attacks against Venezuela and possibly masterminding the alleged “computer hacking” at the CNE. However, opposition leaders believe that there was actually no hacking, but rather that the authorities sabotaged the system themselves so that they would not have to reveal the real election results.

Source: Hindi