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Tesla billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday tweeted at actor Mark Ruffalo not to believe everything Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says, capping off a week of conflict between the congresswoman and Twitter’s new owner.
Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, criticized Musk on Wednesday after he said he planned to start charging Twitter users $8 a month to be verified and for other special features.
„Lmao at a billionaire earnestly trying to sell people on the idea that ‚free speech‘ is actually a $8/mo subscription plan,“ she tweeted, prompting a brief reply from Musk: „Your feedback is appreciated, now pay $8.“
The feud continued as Musk shared a screenshot of Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign merch with a $58 price tag for a sweatshirt circled. She responded by saying her workers are unionized, calling Musk a „union buster with an ego problem.“
Ocasio-Cortez later said she was „conveniently“ having problems with her Twitter account following the exchanges with Musk.
