After the disputed President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro challenged X owner and billionaire Elon Musk for a cage fight, the latter has accepted it. Replying to an X post, Musk wrote, “I accept”. He later added, “He (Maduro) will chicken out”.
I accept
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2024
Elon has accepted the challenge from former President Maduro to a fight. pic.twitter.com/aISSGZuNOu
— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) July 31, 2024
The cage fight is not without “rewards”, as Elon Musk said that if wins the fight, Maduro will have to resign, and if the Venezuelan leader wins, Musk will offer him a free ride to Mars. “If I win, he resigns as dictator of Venezuela. If he wins, I give him a free ride to Mars,” Musk said.
If I win, he resigns as dictator of Venezuela.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2024
If he wins, I give him a free ride to Mars.
This came after Maduro called Musk his “archenemy” and challenged him for a cage fight. “Social media creates a virtual reality, and who controls the virtual reality? Our new archenemy, the famous Elon Musk. Do you want to fight? Let’s do it. Elon Musk, I’m ready. I’m not afraid of you, Elon Musk. Let’s fight, wherever you want,” Maduro said.
'I ACCEPT': "You want to fight? Let’s have it, Elon Musk." After a days-long Twitter war between the billionaire and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Elon Musk has officially accepted the challenge to fight. See how everything unfolded: https://t.co/bLG1Huzzlo pic.twitter.com/fn38wWiPJ2
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 1, 2024
Notably, the feud between Elon Musk and Nicolas Maduro has been simmering for some time, fuelled by political unrest in Caracas. Maduro, whose recent election triumph has been controversial, has found an opponent in Musk, a Donald Trump supporter who advocates for fair elections and freedom of speech.
Maduro has accused Musk of coordinating attacks on Venezuela, claiming that the tech magnate is responsible for an alleged “computer hacking” at the National Electoral Council (CNE). The CNE controversially declared Maduro the winner of recent elections without releasing comprehensive data.
Interestingly, Elon Musk did not leave the opportunity to take a swipe at Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, although their cage match could not happen, Musk said that if it did, then it would be a quick one since Zuckerberg is a “little fella”.
Maduro is a big guy himself and probably knows how to fight, so this would be a real fight.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2024
Zuck is a little fella, so that would be a short fight lol.
“Maduro is a big guy himself and probably knows how to fight, so this would be a real fight. Zuck is a little fella, so that would be a short fight lol,” Musk said.
Musk took the jibes against Maduro further, saying that he would carry Maduro to Gitmo (Guantanamo Bay prison) on a donkey.
I’m coming for you Maduro! 🚀💣
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 1, 2024
I will carry you to Gitmo on a donkey 🫏 https://t.co/RB5qltxsYI
As reported earlier, with 80% of votes counted, Maduro secured more than 51% of the vote, beating Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who got over 44% of the vote, according to a statement by the National Electoral Council (CNE). The United States and multiple global leaders have voiced concerns about the official results, handing the presidential election victory to the strongman leader.
