Mark Cuban responds to Elon Musk’s ‘lesbian’ diss
-Reuters
Billionaire Mark Cuban fired back at Elon Musk after the Tesla CEO made comments referring to him as looking like a “lesbian.”
In a recent interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, Cuban voiced concerns about Trump potentially "targeting" business leaders who don't support him, suggesting they fear his "retribution or vengeance."
🚨Rachel Maddow and Mark Cuban warn that Trump will “target” business leaders that don't support him — that they worry "about his retribution or his vengeance."
That sounds an awful lot like what’s happening right now with the targeting of @elonmusk and his companies.
CUBAN:… pic.twitter.com/TAw2BAWm6j— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) October 15, 2024
Musk responded by mocking Cuban and Maddow, suggesting they resembled “a lesbian couple from Portland.”
They remind me of a lesbian couple from Portland
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 16, 2024
Cuban quickly replied on X, writing, “You can't stop thinking about me @elonmusk Can you? It’s ok. I understand.” He also criticized Musk’s $75 million donation to a super PAC backing Trump, implying that Musk was trying to distract from Trump’s incompetence.
You can't stop thinking about me @elonmusk Can you ? It's ok. I understand.
If I supported a candidate that was so incompetent I had to take over and fund their ground game, I would be looking for a distraction too. https://t.co/2xkjac6fTB— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) October 17, 2024
Musk, who acquired X (formerly Twitter) for $44 billion in October 2022, has been a vocal supporter of Trump. In turn, Trump has praised Musk at rallies and promised to appoint him to lead a government efficiency committee if re-elected.
Cuban, a longtime critic of Trump, recently hinted at his potential interest in purchasing X during an interview with Wired, though he has not made any formal moves to pursue the acquisition.