Elon Musk Squares Off Against Progressive Senator and a Fellow Billionaire

What do democratic senator Elizabeth Warren and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos have in common? Right now, it's that they're both targets of Elon Musk's online wit and sarcasm.

Musk is known for firing shots via Twitter or attacking people with sarcasm during interviews. In the past, he's targeted big players like Bernie Sanders and Apple. No one who knows anything about the Tesla founder's background would be surprised at his eccentric behavior, though.

Before he had billions, Musk dropped out of a prestigious physics program because he had better ideas about how to mold his future. And before that, while he was in college, he rented a 10-bedroom house with a friend and turned it into a nightclub. The door charge drew enough profits to cover the rent. Mouthing off on Twitter is par for the course for this personality.

The current targets of Elon Musk's wit are Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Bezos. Arguments could be made that, in each case, the other party started it. Warren tweeted a comment about Elon Musk not paying taxes, for example, along with a link to an article noting Musk was named Time's Man of the Year for 2021.

Musk responded with a link of his own: an article about Warren's claims to be a Native American. He also followed up with tweets that likened Warren to an angry mom screaming at kids for no reason and a "Karen."

Musk took Bezos on in an interview. The interview came after Bezos' Blue Origin lost in a legal battle that accused NASA of inappropriately awarding contracts to Musk's SpaceX. When asked about Blue Origin, Musk implied that Bezos didn't spend enough time working on the project and that the Amazon billionaire should "spend less time in the hot tub." The implication was clear: Musk believes he works harder than Bezos, and that's the reason for SpaceX's success.