Elon Musk Trashes ‘SNL’ Over Skit Mocking Tesla Vandalism

Elon Musk has responded to a latest “Saturday Night time Dwell” skit that includes Mike Myers reprising his impersonation of the tech billionaire.

On the present, Myers as Musk referenced latest vandalism of Tesla merchandise, saying it is “due to” Musk the corporate has suffered such destiny, and that the brand new Tesla Mannequin V is “the primary electrical automotive in historical past to be absolutely self-vandalizing.”

“SNL” additionally just lately poked enjoyable at President Trump’s administration over the U.S. “warfare plans” that have been leaked when a senior adviser unintentionally added The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief to the Sign group chat.

Myers reprised his function as Musk within the newest episode of “Saturday Night time Dwell” skit the place he took delicate digs on the tech boss.

Myers, who has now parodied Musk on the present for the third time this yr, was joined by James Austin Johnson, who portrayed Trump as they each mocked the president’s tariff plan.

On the present, Johnson’s Trump stated the nation “has to ship a message to international locations who’ve been ripping us off, like South Africa, [which] places a 60% tariff on all the pieces we ship them, and so they’ve by no means even despatched us one good factor,” prompting Myers to look onstage as Musk whereas carrying a large cheese-shaped headpiece in reference to the billionaire’s latest occasion in Wisconsin.

“Elon is nice, however sadly, it is time to by no means see you once more, okay?” Johnson’s Trump instructed Myers’ Musk, including, “You gotta get again to Tesla, proper? Trigger they’re doing fairly dangerous.”

In response, Myers stated, “Sure. Not too long ago, our dealerships have been the goal of many assaults, and all of a sudden, nobody likes Tesla automobiles. So I requested myself why, after which I answered myself, ‘Due to me,’ which is why we’re introducing the brand new Tesla Mannequin V, the primary electrical automotive in historical past to be absolutely self-vandalizing.”

After the “Saturday Night time Dwell” episode aired, Musk swiftly hit again on the present for its brutal skit.

The Tesla boss took to his X account to reply to a publish highlighting Myers’ feedback on Tesla automobiles being “the primary electrical automotive in historical past to be absolutely self-vandalizing.”

“SNL hasn’t been humorous in a very long time,” Musk wrote, including, “They’re their very own parody.”

His feedback acquired a lot help from social media customers.

One wrote, “They’re determined. It’s loopy how far out of the best way somebody will go to attempt to make another person not such as you.”

One other added, “Geeze, I am unable to think about what it feels wish to be you, Elon, and need to put with all this nonsense.”

Nevertheless, some slammed Musk for seemingly being offended by the joke, with one particular person writing, “It is fairly humorous really. No knee-jerk reactions, guys; let’s not be like them. Comedy is authorized once more on either side.”

Musk was additionally fairly postpone by Myers’ debut efficiency as him after the long-lasting actor joined “SNL” to poke enjoyable at Trump and J.D. Vance’s Oval Workplace incident with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

On the time, Myers, dressed as Musk in black denims, a blazer, and a graphic t-shirt, interrupted the Oval Workplace assembly, wielding a chainsaw identical to the billionaire did on stage on the Conservative Political Motion Convention in January.

“Donald, what are you doing in my workplace?” Myers, as Musk requested within the skit. “You already know I am the president now, proper?”

Imitating Musk at a Trump rally final yr, Myers jumped up and down whereas copying his hand gestures.

“They’re saying I am firing folks with no trigger. However I do have trigger, it is ‘trigger’ I really feel prefer it,” Myers as Musk joked.

The SpaceX CEO shortly hit again on the skit, writing on X, “Humor fails when it lies.”

The comedy present just lately ripped into President Trump’s administration for the best way particulars of a U.S. “plan” to assault Houthi rebels in Yemen was leaked from a bunch chat containing senior advisors.

Within the skit, host Mikey Madison was joined by Ego Nwodim and Sarah Sherman, as they performed youngsters in a bunch chat that was crashed by Andrew Dismukes as Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth and Bowen Yang as Vice President J.D. Vance.

The solid tried to parody the second when senior advisers in Trump’s administration unintentionally added journalist Jeffrey Goldberg to a bunch chat, during which they mentioned U.S. “warfare plans.”

Elsewhere within the episode, Colin Jost took jabs on the incident in the course of the Weekend Replace section.

“This week, we realized our complete Nationwide Safety staff has the texting abilities of my aunt Janet,” Jost joked.

In the meantime, large protests towards Trump and Musk have erupted across the nation.

The motion organized by a pro-democracy motion happened on Saturday throughout all 50 states in response to what they name a “hostile takeover” and assault on American rights and freedoms.

Based on CNN, over 1400 of “Fingers Off!” mass-action protests have been held at state capitols, federal buildings, congressional workplaces, Social Safety headquarters, parks, and metropolis halls all through your entire nation.

Organizers say they’ve three calls for: “an finish to the billionaire takeover and rampant corruption of the Trump administration; an finish to slashing federal funds for Medicaid, Social Safety, and different packages working folks depend on; and an finish to the assaults on immigrants, trans folks, and different communities.”