Walz roasts Elon Musk for "skipping like a dips--t" at Trump rally
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Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a get-out-the-vote rally on Oct. 22 in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz took aim at SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at a campaign stop Tuesday, blasting him as a "dips--t."
Why it matters: Walz shirked his "Minnesota nice" demeanor to scorch the billionaire who is helping bankroll former President Trump's campaign.
What he's saying: "I'm gonna talk about his running mate — his running mate Elon Musk," Walz told a Wisconsin crowd.
- "Elon's on that stage jumping around, skipping like a dips--t," Walz said to laughter and cheers, referencing the tech mogul's appearance earlier this month at a Trump rally.
- Walz continued, saying, "That guy is literally the richest man in the world, spending millions of dollars to help Donald Trump buy an election."
State of play: Musk gave nearly $75 million in three months to his pro-Trump political action committee, becoming one of the newest GOP megadonors, per FEC filings made public earlier this month.
- The world's richest man also pledged to give away $1 million every day to registered voters in battleground states who sign a petition from his pro-Trump PAC supporting the first and second amendments.
- His actions have stirred concern among some legal experts.
The other side: Musk responded on X by sharing a photo of Walz with the words "WHO AM I; WHY AM I HERE," and describing him as the clown emoji "came to life."
- "You're gonna lose, @Tim_Walz," Musk wrote in a separate post. "Saving the American people from the torture of hearing you speak for 4 years was worth it."
- Musk's frequently uses his X profile to post pro-Trump content, and often misleading or false information.
Reality check: Walz is certainly not the only candidate who has cursed or used crude language on the campaign trail.
- Trump recently said Vice President Kamala Harris was a "s— vice president" at a rally, where he also told a story about late golf legend Arnold Palmer's genitalia.
- As his opponents blast him as unhinged, Trump has doubled down on his controversial rhetoric.
- As the campaign winds down, he's made crude jokes, called Harris "lazy as hell" and "retarded" and has leaned into anti-trans attacks.
Go deeper: Trump's closing strategy: Make a splash and attack
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Elon Musk is the CEO of SpaceX (not the social media platform X, which he owns).
