Elon Musk used a combative video interview with The Economist in London this week to accuse the media of being 'despised,' telling editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes on Thursday 23 July that journalists are 'hated far more' than he is, after she suggested some people 'loathe' him and see his politics as harmful to Western democracy.
For context, the 90‑minute conversation, published online by The Economist, was billed as a wide‑ranging look at the world's first trillionaire, his ownership of X, and his growing political influence. Instead, one of the most striking exchanges turned into a real‑time argument over who the public hates more, as Musk tried to flip a question about his own polarising reputation back on to the press.
