Tim Walz called Elon Musk “gay” on Friday — but the Harris-Walz campaign claimed the Democratic vice presidential nominee misspoke, leading to the inadvertent comment.
“That guy, that gay guy. Michigan knows that word,” Walz said of Musk while talking about taxes on the campaign trail.
While the remark drew swift backlash on social media, Musk — who has become a vocal supporter of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — brushed it off.
Tim Walz called Elon Musk “that gay guy” while campaigning in Michigan on Friday. Paul Egan/Detroit Free Press / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The Harris-Walz campaign claims the VP nominee misspoke. AP“I have no problem being called gay tbh,” the X, SpaceX and Tesla mogul replied to a reshare of the video from a user who called Walz’s comment “beyond pathetic.”
“I have no problem being called gay tbh,” Musk wrote on X. AFP via Getty Images
Elon Musk has been hitting the campaign trail putting his support behind Trump. AFP via Getty ImagesThe Harris-Walz campaign told The Post Friday night that the Minnesota governor “stuttered” while trying to say “that guy got.”
“In the video, you can hear someone in the crowd yell ‘dips–t! when the governor brings up Musk,” a campaign spokesman said. “The governor started laughing and stuttered while trying to say ‘that guy got’ — he did not refer to Elon as a gay guy.”
“He got stuck on the G in that guy got while trying not to laugh at the remark from the crowd.”
Walz last month demeaned Musk for “skipping like a dipshit” at a Trump rally.
