This is how it all started.
Senator Mark Kelly Kelly posted on Sunday that his trip over the weekend to Ukraine, where he met with military members, nurses, and others, had reaffirmed his commitment to not give up on the Ukrainian people. He added that any peace deal with Russia “has to protect Ukraine’s security and can’t be a giveaway” to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kelly added that Trump was “trying to weaken Ukraine’s hand.” (This is likely a reference to Trump pausing military aid to the war-torn country.)
Elon Musk responded by calling the former Navy combat pilot a ‘traitor.’
“Traitor? Elon, if you don’t understand that defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe, maybe you should leave it to those of us who do,” Kelly responded.
In talking with reporters, Kelly emphasized:
“He’s slashed and burned the federal government to make room for a giant tax cut for billionaires like himself. I’ve sworn an oath to this country, I’ve flown in combat, I served in the Navy for 25 years. It appears to me the oath that Elon Musk stands by is the oath to billionaires to make their lives easier, not the American people, not veterans,” Kelly said. “He’s not a serious guy. He should go back to building rockets.”