I Regret to Inform You That Elon Musk Has Accepted Nicolas Maduro’s Fight Challenge

Elon Musk is itching for a fight—or that’s what helium says, astatine least. Even though he keeps ducking Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the Tesla CEO says he’ll judge a situation from the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. No, you’re not having a fever dream.

Venezuela is successful the mediate of governmental turmoil stemming from the country’s predetermination results declaring Maduro the winner. On Monday, the National Electoral Council that made the call, which besides happens to beryllium composed of members of the country’s United Socialist Party that Maduro leads, declined to merchandise immoderate ballot info. Supporters of Maduro’s opponent, retired diplomat Edmundo González, accidental they person exit polls and elector tally sheets showing him winning.

Over the people of aggregate posts connected Monday, Musk took to his level X to proclaim Maduro committed “major predetermination fraud” and amplified different tweets saying the same. This led to the Venezuelan president talking trash astir Musk connected nationalist TV and challenging him to a combat connected Monday.

'Social media creates a virtual world controlled by our caller archenemy, Elon Musk, who'd similar to travel with an service to invade Venezuela. Thank deity you showed your face. We knew you were down each the bots with your money, with your satellite.' – @NicolasMaduro (paraphrased) pic.twitter.com/wcuVQ4AMhv

— Camila (@camilapress) July 29, 2024

“Social media creates a virtual reality, and who controls the virtual reality? Our caller archenemy, the celebrated Elon Musk,” Maduro said. “Do you privation to fight? Let’s bash it. Elon Musk, I’m ready. I’m not acrophobic of you, Elon Musk. Let’s fight, wherever you want.”

Musk tweeted connected Wednesday that he accepts the challenge and volition adjacent sweeten the deal.

“If I win, helium resigns arsenic dictator of Venezuela. If helium wins, I springiness him a escaped thrust to Mars,” Musk tweeted.

If this combat adjacent happens (it won’t), and Musk loses, Maduro volition not get that formation to the Red Planet anytime soon.

Musk, 8 years younger than the Venezuelan president, is successful nary signifier to vie with anyone physically close now. The Tesla CEO has been saying for years that helium has immense cervix and backmost pain stemming from his trying to propulsion a champion sumo wrestler successful 2014.