Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro waged war on Elon Musk on Monday, calling the Space X CEO his arch-enemy and saying he was going to invade the country with space rockets.
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, who skeptics suggest cheated his way to winning the country’s presidential election on Sunday after securing over 50% of the vote, declared war on Tesla, X and Space X CEO Elon Musk, calling him his "arch-enemy." "Social media creates a virtual reality, and who controls the virtual reality? Our new archenemy, the famous Elon Musk," Maduro stated. "Do you want to fight? Let's do it. Elon Musk, I'm ready.
Musk shared the video on his social media platform X, saying, "el burro sabe mas que Maduro," or, "The donkey knows more than Maduro." The billionaire also shared a video of people tearing down a billboard image of Maduro. "The people of Venezuela have had enough of this clown," Musk wrote. Musk continued to reply to posts about the likely rigged election, including one suggesting Maduro won the presidential election with 107% of the votes.
The National Electoral Council said at around midnight that Maduro received 51% of the vote, while the main opposition candidate, Edmundo González, had 44% support, according to The Associated Press. Elvis Amoroso, head of the National Electoral Council, said the results were based on 80% of voting stations and represented an irreversible trend.
The Venezuelans and the entire world know what happened," González said. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado claimed González's margin of victory was "overwhelming." Machado said the opposition had voting results from about 40% of ballot boxes across the country and that more were expected overnight. Officials and lawmakers in the U.S.
Speaking in Tokyo, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. has "serious concerns" about the announced outcome. Fox News Digital's Landon Mion and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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