Elon Musk’s ‘Cringe AF’ CPAC Stunt Is Mercilessly Mocked Online – HuffPost

Reporter, HuffPostElon Musk wielded a chainsaw on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday and drew instant ridicule online.The power tool had earlier been gifted to Musk by Argentine President Javier Milei, a fellow public spending slasher. It was inscribed with the phrase “Viva la libertad, carajo,” which is Spanish for “Long live liberty, damn it.”Musk, who President Donald Trump has charged with gutting the government through the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency, called it the “chainsaw for bureaucracy.”Critics, though, called the stunt “cringe AF” and much more:Elon Musk waves around a chainsaw at CPAC while Argentinian president Javier Milei gives the thumbs up.These people are cringe AF and utterly unglued.pic.twitter.com/XEcDou468YThey think this is all a game like WWE, meanwhile people are literally dying, they’re tanking the economy, and one of his many children is in a medical crisis that he apparently won’t help out with. I know he has no decency, it’s just hard to see that no one else in power has the decency to stop himArgentinian president Javier Milei hands Elon Musk a chainsaw and he waves it around like a giant dork.🤦🏻♂️ Just now at CPAC — Musk awkwardly swings around a chainsaw on stage to symbolize their rampage through the federal government, cutting jobs and programs as they pretend to care about the debt (while paving the way for trillions in tax cuts for the rich) pic.twitter.com/ULDGzRf3kqMusk’s chainsaw represents:🚩Americans losing jobs for billionaires tax cut🚩Farmers losing farms🚩5 plane crashes after FAA firings🚩Slow tax refunds *IRS firings🚩Vets losing care🚩Cancer research cut🚩Kids/pregnant women/low income family (Trump supporters)Medicaid cuts pic.twitter.com/6Z1ZI88qkkElon Musk thinks that firing thousands of people, including veterans, military spouses, people with kids, is like playing a vide game where he gets to take a chainsaw to their lives. So fun, amirite?He truly sucks at being human. pic.twitter.com/i8du50x3oJElon Musk brings out a chainsaw and laughs after helping lay off thousands of American civil servants, including health care workers and national security officials pic.twitter.com/pR48yAiwx0The next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won’t back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we’re offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you’ll join us.You’ve supported HuffPost before, and we’ll be honest — we could use your help again. We won’t back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can’t do it without you.For the first time, we’re offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you’ll join us.You’ve supported HuffPost before, and we’ll be honest — we could use your help again. We won’t back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can’t do it without you.For the first time, we’re offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you’ll join us.Already contributed? Log in to hide these messages.Top: Elon Musk brandishes a chainsaw today at CPAC (real life)Bottom: President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho brandishes a machine gun in Idiocracy (a fictitious movie) pic.twitter.com/WflPt7aRX7By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you’re agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

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