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Elon Musk lashed out at The Economist’s Zanny Minton-Beddoes after a confrontational interview, branding her a 'traitor to the west' and following up with social-media criticism of the media and his political rhetoric, including remigration and ties to far-right figures, amid questions about his alliance-building and UK/Britain-related comments.
At a Tesla Gigafactory interview, Elon Musk clashed with The Economist editor Zanny Minton Beddoes, saying more people hate the media than him and pointing to his roughly 250 million X followers as proof of support, while Beddoes pressed the issue of press distrust and polarization. Musk defended his influence in Europe and his pro-border, pro-spending stance, noting past endorsements like Germany’s AfD and citing Gallup data showing low trust in the media.