Invoice Burr is constant to slam Elon Musk.
The outspoken comic shared final month that his account on X, the social media platform Musk acquired when it was nonetheless referred to as Twitter, was flagged after he mocked the billionaire for what Burr referred to as “Sieg heiling” throughout an inaugural celebration for President Donald Trump.
Showing on NPR’s “Fresh Air” program Monday, Burr mentioned he desires “regular people” to cease preventing one another when it’s actually simply “they” who’ve politicized on a regular basis points to insidiously have us achieve this.
When requested who “they” are, Burr spoke fact to energy — and slammed those that don’t.
“That idiot Elon Musk,” Burr mentioned. “That guy, who evidently is a Nazi. Like, I just refuse to believe that it was an accidental, two-times Sieg heil, and he does it at a presidential inauguration. This is why I hate liberals. It’s like liberals have no teeth, whatsoever.
“They just go, ’Oh my God! Can you believe it? I’m getting out of the country!′ You’re going to leave the country ’cause of one guy with dyed hair plugs and a laminated face who makes a bad car and has an obsolete social media platform?”
He pleaded, “You’re going to leave? Why doesn’t he leave? Why isn’t he stopped?”
The polarizing Musk twice made a gesture that many interpreted as a Nazi salute at a rally for Trump after his inauguration Jan. 20. Later that week, Musk made mild of the criticism with Nazi-themed jokes on social media. Final month, the billionaire instructed podcaster Joe Rogan that the salute was not a Nazi gesture and mentioned, “Just to be clear, I’m not a Nazi.”
Burr described Musk as a “guy who can’t fight his way out of a wet paper bag” earlier than persevering with to trounce liberals for delivering “nothing” in the best way of opposition except for symbolic statements.
“Fresh Air” host Terry Gross pushed again, nonetheless, and pointedly requested, “What are you doing?” Burr famous that he’s talking up about it and defined that he’s annoyed with liberal politicians and celebrities fairly than mere Democratic voters.
“First of all, I’m a stand-up comedian,” he mentioned. “It’s not my friggin’ job. I’m talking about Democratic politicians. Where is their pushback?”
Left: Evan Agostini/Invision/Related Press; Proper: Jose Luis Magana/Related Press
Musk spent 1 / 4 billion {dollars} to assist elect Trump and has since turn out to be the pinnacle of the Division of Authorities Effectivity, whose purported goals are to slash wasteful public spending — however whose outcomes are regarding to many.
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Burr has by no means shied away from calling out U.S. imperialism, political corruption or lack of social security nets. Final week, he referred to as right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro a “jerk-off” for calling him “woke” after Burr defined why he despises predatory well being care CEOs.
On Monday, the Bostonian anti-Trump comedian primarily mourned the shortage of focus emanating from Democrats: “You can get canceled as a comedian for doing a frigging Caitlyn Jenner joke. But this asshole can Sieg heil and nothing.”
