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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Ma. Kyla Morco

Joy Reid Rips 'Idiot' Elon Musk for Buying, Not Inventing Tesla: Calls Cybertruck 'Sh*t'

Tesla CEO Elon Musk joined the company as its largest investor in 2004 before later becoming chief executive, a year after Tesla was founded. (Credit: Reuters)

Joy Reid has reignited debate over Elon Musk's role in Tesla's history after describing the billionaire as 'actually an idiot' and arguing that he 'didn't invent Tesla' but instead bought into the company after it had already been founded.

Speaking on The Joy Reid Show, the former MSNBC host also mocked Tesla's Cybertruck, saying supporters have spent years portraying Musk as a visionary despite what she described as a misunderstanding of the company's origins.

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