Elon Musk protest tweets against coronavirus lockdowns

The Silicon Valley billionaire entrepreneur and head of Tesla Inc expressed complete disapproval of the restrictions

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Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, who has a history of being outspoken on Twitter, lashed out on the social media platform over the past several days with his strong views on restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

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The Silicon Valley billionaire entrepreneur and head of Tesla expressed complete disapproval of the restrictions in the past when he tweeted, "The coronavirus panic is dumb" in March.

On Wednesday, Musk doubled down calling the lockdown measures “fascist”, during the electric carmaker’s first-quarter earnings conference call with analysts.

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Below are some additional Musk tweets on lockdown measures:

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