The decision by the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, this week to resign as head of the Liberal party has set in motion a leadership race against the backdrop of a looming general election, which will be held amid political turmoil triggered by Donald Trump’s “America first” economic nationalism. It has also given Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, an opportunity to inject himself into yet another country’s political turmoil.

Since Trudeau’s resignation on Monday, Musk has posted repeatedly about Canadian politics on X – the platform formerly known as Twitter he bought in 2022 for $44bn. He has praised clips of Pierre Poilievre, the leader of Canada’s Conservative party, while relishing in Trudeau’s downfall and engaging with rightwing Canadian influencers.

“Girl, you’re not the governor (sic) of Canada anymore, so doesn’t matter what you say,” Musk tweeted in response in the middle of the night on Tuesday.

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[–] novacomets@lemmy.myserv.one 0 points 1 year ago

Musk can legally vote for prime minster, therefore he is allowed to influence Canadian voters as equal as anybody else.

If you take his tweet at face value literally about "Girl, you ain't the govenor...", it proves that you're not catching on to the nuances and subtleties that he was referrencing. If you want try to spread hate and perversion about Elon, grasp what you speak on.