Tesla CEO Elon Musk claims he does not want to be involved in politics… but his active presence on Twitter engaging with (and sometimes antagonizing) elected officials says otherwise. In the latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza discusses how Musk’s activity online undercuts his other work. SOURCES AND FURTHER READING: https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2021-elon-musk/ Elon Musk and Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Twitter fight over taxes https://www.cnn.com/videos/media/2021/12/15/elon-musk-warren-twitter-war-taxes-nr-foroohar-intv-vpx.cnn https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1470858546153762819?s=20 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1459891238384115722 https://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/president-donald-trump-45 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1433474893316722691 Elon Musk on EV Subsidies, Corporate Titles and China: The Full Transcript https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-on-ev-subsidies-corporate-titles-and-china-the-full-transcript-11639012832?AID=11557093&PID=6415797&SID=bi%7C61cc87e7cdabcd3fe72e9b1f%7C1641223119317tha8cmc2&subid=Business+Insider&cjevent=7b09e5e46ca811ec833a26690a82b821&tier_1=affiliate&tier_2=moa&tier_3=Business+Insider&tier_4=3861930&tier_5=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Felon-musk-on-ev-subsidies-corporate-titles-and-china-the-full-transcript-11639012832 Elon Musk says we should completely rethink government on Mars to get rid of special interests and 'coercion of politicians' https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-government-mars-colony-direct-democracy-no-representatives-shorter-laws-2021-12 About me: I was named "best dressed" in 7th grade. That, along with being CNN's editor at large and author of the daily "Point" newsletter are my proudest achievements. Look for me here every Tuesday and Thursday to find out what’s really going down in politics. CREDITS Writer: Chris Cillizza Producer: Moira Donohue The Point Editor: Lauren Dezenski Video Editor: Steven Sevilla Follow Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cillizzac/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cillizzacnn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.cillizza/ Subscribe to The Point newsletter: https://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/the-point-with-chris-cillizza?source=Point_Youtube. #CNN #Cillizza #ElonMusk
