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Elon Musk Dismisses Billie Eilish With "Not the Sharpest Tool" Quip After Wealth Critique

Coverage notes that claims he could become a trillionaire hinge on a Tesla award that vests only if ambitious performance targets are met.

Overview

  • Musk responded on X on November 18 to screenshots of Billie Eilish’s posts, writing, “She’s not the sharpest tool in the shed.”
  • Eilish had called Musk a “fucking pathetic pussy bitch coward” in Instagram Stories while urging greater giving from ultra-wealthy figures.
  • Her posts amplified My Voice, My Choice infographics that outlined ways vast fortunes could fund global needs, including an estimate of $40 billion per year to end world hunger.
  • At the WSJ Innovator Awards, Eilish criticized billionaires and announced a $11.5 million donation from her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour to charities and climate-related causes.
  • Reporting stresses Musk is not a trillionaire and would only approach that figure if Tesla met steep goals that could lift its market value to about $8.5 trillion.