Elon Musk posted something very surprising on his X platform. This is a meme mocking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the military aid of the U.S. for Ukraine failed.
Now, here's what netizens think about the action of Elon Musk to make fun of the oppressed European country.
Elon Musk Mocks Zelenskyy After Failed Ukraine Aid of US
On Sunday, Oct. 2, Elon Musk posted a meme called the "strained face meme." But, his version was edited with the face of Zelenskyy.
The caption reads "When it's been five minutes and you haven't asked for a billion dollars in aid." He posted this meme after Senate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy omitted additional Ukraine aid from the stopgap bill.
Since the meme was posted after the failure of the U.S. military aid for Ukraine and it was edited with the face of Volodymyr, this clearly shows that the billionaire is mocking the Ukrainian president.
Elon Musk's viral X post was able to garner over 50 million views, 614,000 likes, 67,000 retweets, and 42,000 comments.
In the comment section, many netizens shared their disappointment with the actions of Elon Musk towards Ukraine. One of them said that he has gone into overdrive just to promote the idea of removing military aid to Ukraine.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 1, 2023
"Sad because he was a former hero in Ukraine. Now he's become a cyberbully, normalizing it on this platform," said the X user.
He further stated that it would not be a surprise for the tech executive to suddenly decide to attack Ukrainian war vet amputees.
Another X user sarcastically said that the decision of Elon Musk to mock Ukraine is a great way to "decrease Tesla sales in European Union."
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Ukrainian Officials Criticize Elon Musk
According to NDTV's latest report, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as his top Ukrainian lieutenants, criticized Elon Musk for mocking the European country because of failed military aid.
"The case when ...(Elon Musk) tried to conquer space, but something went wrong and in 5 minutes he was up to his eyeballs in shit," said Ukriane's parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk.
Aside from Stefanchuck, Ukraine's Presidential Adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said that the silent X post of Musk really played into the hands of Russian propaganda.
The edited meme of Musk is not his first action to criticize Ukraine for asking for financial assistance from the U.S. Previously, the billionaire suggested that Ukrainian officials give up their land for peace.
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