Elon Musk’s Weird Week: Memes With Kanye And Trump, Joking With A Former Russian President And A Possible Federal Probe

Elon Musk’s Weird Week: Memes With Kanye And Trump, Joking With A Former Russian President And A Possible Federal Probe

Share to Linkedin The world's wealthiest man Elon Musk had yet another eventful week, chumming up to Kanye West even as the rapper comes under fire for a series of antisemitic comments, trading barbs with Russia's former President Dmitry Medvedev and potentially becoming the subject of a national security probe. Elon Musk had yet another eventful week. Monday: Musk announced SpaceX had agreed to keep paying for StarLink in Ukraine, withdrawing its request to the Pentagon in which it had asked for $380 million in funding, after CNN reported Friday on the company saying it can no longer afford to provide the service. Tuesday: Musk celebrates West's purchase agreement of right-wing social media platform Parler, tweeting and later deleting a meme of Musk joining forces with West and former President Donald Trump, who founded Truth Social, as the "Three Musketeers" overlaid with their respective social media sites. Wednesday: Musk returns to his day job as Tesla CEO, delivering third-quarter earnings numbers that fell short of expectations and making a number of brash proclamations in a call with investors, saying he thinks Tesla could one day surpass the combined market capitalization of the world's largest companies Apple and Saudi Aramco (Tesla