Elon Musk fires back at reporter, claims more people 'hate you and the media than you realize'

Elon Musk fired back at The Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes during a Thursday interview from Tesla's Gigafactory in Texas after she said people loathed him over his efforts to influence European politics.

"I think a lot more people hate you and the media more than you realize," Musk told the journalist.

Beddoes confronted the Tesla and SpaceX CEO after challenging his support for right-wing European political parties and arguing that his wealth, ownership of X and following...