Elon Musk Trashes ‘SNL’ Over Skit Mocking Tesla Vandalism

Elon Musk has responded to a current “Saturday Night time Dwell” skit that includes Mike Myers reprising his impersonation of the tech billionaire.

On the present, Myers as Musk referenced current vandalism of Tesla merchandise, saying it is “due to” Musk the corporate has suffered such destiny, and that the brand new Tesla Mannequin V is “the primary electrical automotive in historical past to be absolutely self-vandalizing.”

“SNL” additionally lately poked enjoyable at President Trump’s administration over the U.S. “warfare plans” that have been leaked when a senior adviser unintentionally added The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief to the Sign group chat.

Myers reprised his position as Musk within the newest episode of “Saturday Night time Dwell” skit the place he took delicate digs on the tech boss.

Myers, who has now parodied Musk on the present for the third time this yr, was joined by James Austin Johnson, who portrayed Trump as they each mocked the president’s tariff plan.

On the present, Johnson’s Trump mentioned the nation “has to ship a message to international locations who’ve been ripping us off, like South Africa, (which) places a 60% tariff on all the things we ship them, and so they’ve by no means even despatched us one good factor,” prompting Myers to look onstage as Musk whereas carrying a large cheese-shaped headpiece in reference to the billionaire’s current occasion in Wisconsin.

“Elon is nice, however sadly, it is time to by no means see you once more, okay?” Johnson’s Trump advised Myers’ Musk, including, “You gotta get again to Tesla, proper? Trigger they’re doing fairly unhealthy.”

In response, Myers mentioned, “Sure. Not too long ago, our dealerships have been the goal of many assaults, and all of the sudden, nobody likes Tesla vehicles. So I requested myself why, after which I answered myself, ‘Due to me,’ which is why we’re introducing the brand new Tesla Mannequin V, the primary electrical automotive in historical past to be absolutely self-vandalizing.”

After the “Saturday Night time Dwell” episode aired, Musk swiftly hit again on the present for its brutal skit.

The Tesla boss took to his X account to reply to a put up highlighting Myers’ feedback on Tesla vehicles being “the primary electrical automotive in historical past to be absolutely self-vandalizing.”

“SNL hasn’t been humorous in a very long time,” Musk wrote, including, “They’re their very own parody.”

His feedback obtained a lot assist from social media customers.

One wrote, “They’re determined. It’s loopy how far out of the way in which somebody will go to attempt to make another person not such as you.”

One other added, “Geeze, I can not think about what it feels wish to be you, Elon, and should put with all this nonsense.”

Nevertheless, some slammed Musk for seemingly being offended by the joke, with one particular person writing, “It is fairly humorous really. No knee-jerk reactions, guys; let’s not be like them. Comedy is authorized once more on either side.”

Musk was additionally fairly delay by Myers’ debut efficiency as him after the enduring actor joined “SNL” to poke enjoyable at Trump and J.D. Vance’s Oval Workplace incident with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

On the time, Myers, dressed as Musk in black denims, a blazer, and a graphic t-shirt, interrupted the Oval Workplace assembly, wielding a chainsaw similar to the billionaire did on stage on the Conservative Political Motion Convention in January.

“Donald, what are you doing in my workplace?” Myers, as Musk requested within the skit. “You recognize I am the president now, proper?”

Imitating Musk at a Trump rally final yr, Myers jumped up and down whereas copying his hand gestures.

“They’re saying I am firing individuals with no trigger. However I do have trigger, it is ‘trigger’ I really feel prefer it,” Myers as Musk joked.

The SpaceX CEO shortly hit again on the skit, writing on X, “Humor fails when it lies.”

The comedy present lately ripped into President Trump’s administration for the way in which particulars of a U.S. “plan” to assault Houthi rebels in Yemen was leaked from a gaggle chat containing senior advisors.

Within the skit, host Mikey Madison was joined by Ego Nwodim and Sarah Sherman, as they performed youngsters in a gaggle chat that was crashed by Andrew Dismukes as Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth and Bowen Yang as Vice President J.D. Vance.

The solid tried to parody the second when senior advisers in Trump’s administration unintentionally added journalist Jeffrey Goldberg to a gaggle chat, wherein they mentioned U.S. “warfare plans.”

Elsewhere within the episode, Colin Jost took jabs on the incident in the course of the Weekend Replace phase.

“This week, we discovered our whole Nationwide Safety crew has the texting abilities of my aunt Janet,” Jost joked.

In the meantime, huge protests in opposition to Trump and Musk have erupted across the nation.

The motion organized by a pro-democracy motion occurred on Saturday throughout all 50 states in response to what they name a “hostile takeover” and assault on American rights and freedoms.

In accordance with CNNover 1400 of “Fingers Off!” mass-action protests have been held at state capitols, federal buildings, congressional workplaces, Social Safety headquarters, parks, and metropolis halls all through the complete nation.

Organizers say they’ve three calls for: “an finish to the billionaire takeover and rampant corruption of the Trump administration; an finish to slashing federal funds for Medicaid, Social Safety, and different packages working individuals depend on; and an finish to the assaults on immigrants, trans individuals, and different communities.”