‘Lots of luck on his trip to the moon’ Biden responds to Elon Musk saying he has ‘super bad feeling’ about economy

President Joe Biden dismissed Elon Musk’s ‘tremendous unhealthy feeling’ concerning the US economic system on Friday earlier than telling the billionaire to have ‘numerous luck on his journey to the moon.

Biden was requested a couple of report that the billionaire SpaceX and Tesla CEO stated he has a ‘tremendous unhealthy feeling’ concerning the economic system whereas answering questions on Could’s jobs report in Rehoboth Seashore, Delaware.

‘Nicely let me inform you, whereas Elon is speaking about that Ford is rising their funding overwhelmingly,’ Biden stated. ‘I feel Ford is rising in constructing new electrical autos, 6,000 new workers – union workers, I'd add, within the Midwest.’ 

Biden added: ‘The previous Chrysler Company, Stellantis, they're additionally making comparable investments in electrical autos. Intel was including 20,000 new jobs for making pc chips.’

Biden spoke about Musk throughout a visit to Rehoboth Seashore, Delaware (Footage: AP)

Following his feedback the president appeared to joke, ‘So, you realize, numerous luck on his journey to the moon.’

Moments later Musk tweeted, ‘Thanks Mr President!’ and shared a NASA press launch asserting SpaceX had received the contract to take American astronauts to the moon.

Musk’s concern over the economic system stem from a leaked e mail reportedly despatched to executives on the electric-car firm Tesla. Within the e mail, Musk stated he had a ‘tremendous unhealthy feeling’ concerning the economic system and that consequently, he needs to chop 10% of workers.

Tesla employed round 100,000 folks on the finish of 2021, based on an annual SEC submitting. Tesla didn't instantly reply to a request for remark.

Musk’s message got here two days after he advised workers to both return to the office or depart the corporate.

‘Everybody at Tesla is required to spend a minimal of 40 hours within the workplace per week,’ he wrote in a message to workers Tuesday night time. ”The workplace have to be the place your precise colleagues are situated, not some distant pseudo workplace.’

When you don’t present up, we'll assume you've gotten resigned,’ the CEO added.  

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