‘It’s Like Talking to a Computer’: Elon Musk Insults ‘NPC’ Bloomberg Editor During Live Interview
Billionaire Trump ally Elon Musk insulted Bloomberg editor Mishal Husain during a live interview on Tuesday, comparing her to an “NPC” in a video game and saying it was “like talking to a computer.”
“You’ve talked about $4 billion a day being saved,” said Husain during the interview. “And I think everyone can agree that combating waste and inefficiency in government is a very good thing, but if you add that up, it’s not gonna get to $2 trillion over the lifetime of DOGE.”
After Musk asked, “I’m sorry?” Husain reiterated, “The $4 billion a day, if DOGE is gonna run til next July, is not going to get you to $2 trillion. But you still say it’s your aim.”
“I mean, I feel you’re somewhat trapped in the NPC dialogue tree of a traditional journalist,” replied Musk. “So it’s difficult when I’m conversing with someone who’s trapped in the dialogue tree of a conventional journalist because it’s like talking to a computer.”
He continued:
DOGE is an advisory group. We’re doing the best we can as an advisory group. The progress made thus far as an advisory group is excellent. I don’t think any advisory group has done better in the history of advisory groups for the government. Now, we do not make the laws, nor do we control the judiciary, nor do we control the executive branch. We are simply advisors. In that context, we’re doing very well. Beyond that, we cannot take action beyond that because we are not some sort of imperial dictator of the government. There are three branches of the government that are to some degree opposed to that level of cost savings.
During the same interview, Musk declared that he would not let Microsoft founder Bill Gates “babysit his kid” due to his ties to the late serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“Who does Bill Gates think he is to make comments about the welfare of children, given that he was close friends with Jeffrey Epstein?” remarked Musk. “I wouldn’t want that guy to babysit my kid, I can tell you that.”
Watch above via Bloomberg.
