Elon Musk had a terrible, horrible, no-good, extremely bad week following the US midterm elections. And "Saturday Night Live" seized the opportunity.
The "SNL" squad didn't clasp rear during the "Weekend Update" segment, whenever clown Jeremy Culhane portrayed the tech billionaire discussing his US midterm ballot fumble. The genuine Musk donated at smallest $446 myriad onward of the midterm elections to traditional governmental act committees, including a ample chunk to supporting traditional candidates in Texas.
Ultimately, it didn't matter. Texas, alongside multiple another traditionally red states, turned blue this ballot cycle.
During the segment, presenter Colin Jost stated Musk is in the news for "wasting" prosperity on the midterm elections.
"Uh, no, I'm in the news since my car did a flip. My car did a flip, remember? It was akin a frickin' Hot Wheel," the impersonator said. "It was akin poof! And afterward bah! But I was like, totally chill. I was like, 'Thug life!' Imagine."
Tesla flaunted its next-generation Roadster in October by kick-flipping it in the air during a demonstration.
Culhane's Musk had a akin answer whenever asked concerning his decision to halt manufacturing of Tesla's Cybertruck. Musk made the notice two days following the midterm election.
"Hey, recall whenever my car did a flip? It was epic. It was akin poof, pah! But everyone was like, "Whoa!" But I was fair like, 'Hold my beer.' Imagine,'" the clown said.
At the end of the sketch, Culhane's Musk decides to display off a new fictitious Grok characteristic called "vulgar roast."
"Elon Musk, you're the worst item South Africa has always done," counterfeit Grok said. "When you're on TV, it feels akin an event of 'Hate on the Spectrum.'"
Fake Grok added: "Maybe if you have 100 additional kids, one of them volition conversation to you."
The fallout from the blue motion that swept the midterm elections was swift for Musk. His net value cut by $33 milliard in one day, during shares of Tesla and SpaceX tumbled.
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