Musk's trip to the border 'to see what's really going on' drew ridicule from people accusing him of cowboy cosplay.
Texas tech billionaire Elon Musk is being mocked on his own social media platform for wearing his cowboy hat backward during a field trip “to see what’s really going on” along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Known for his political grandstanding, Musk visited Eagle Pass Thursday afternoon for an “unfiltered” look at what’s happening in the small South Texas amid a surge in migrant border crossings. “As an immigrant to the United States, I am extremely pro-immigrant,” the South Africa native said during a glitchy live stream on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Yes, the same one that he purchased last year.
“I believe that we need a greatly expanded legal immigration system and that we should let anyone in the country who is hardworking and honest and will be a contributor to the United States. We should have expedited legal approval for anyone that sort of falls into that category.”
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Elon Musk Considered Building a Tesla Factory in Dallas but Decided City Is 'Too Texas'Elon Musk contemplated various cities including Dallas to be the site of a new Tesla factory before eventually settling on Austin. Musk reportedly deemed Dallas to be 'too Texas,' according to Walter Isaacson’s new biography.
Read more »
Elon Musk wades into US immigration debate at Texas-Mexico borderBillionaire Elon Musk waded into the U.S. immigration debate on Thursday, paying a visit to the Texas border with Mexico to meet with local politicians and law enforcement and obtain what he called an 'unfiltered' view of the situation.
Read more »
Elon Musk Visits Texas Border Crisis Hotspot with Rep. GonzalesElon Musk dropped into the most visible hotspot of the Texas border crisis on Thursday afternoon with U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales.
Read more »
Elon Musk, Citizen Journalist: Here’s Why The Tesla Billionaire Visited The Texas-Mexico BorderMusk visited the United States’ Southern border to get an “unfiltered” view of migration and promoted his platform X as a place for people to engage in citizen journalism.
Read more »