Elon’s jab on X, formerly known as Twitter, came after a user posted about MacKenzie giving away her money to nonprofits. “According to her fund’s website, over half of the orgs to which she’s donated so far deal with issues of race and/or gender,” one user wrote. “Her fund ought to be called The AWFL Fund. It’s the ultimate aspirational expression of the most awful group in the US.”
Elon Musk made a jab at MacKenzie Scott’s philanthropic efforts and later deleted the tweet
Share icon Image credits: STR/NurPhoto / Getty Images Elon replied to the tweet, saying, “‘Super rich ex-wives who hate their former spouse’ should be listed among ‘Reasons that Western Civilization died.’” The tweet from the Tesla founder has since been deleted but can be found archived.
MacKenzie Scott and Jeff Bezos divorced in 2019 after more than two decades of marriage
Share icon Image credits: Taylor Hill / Getty Images A number of colleges and nonprofits have unexpectedly received financial gifts from MacKenzie in recent years, including the Prairie View A&M University, a historically Black university in Texas that received $50 million from MacKenzie in 2021, according to AP News. Following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a cop, MacKenzie was reportedly behind the top racial equity donations made in 27 states. She spent at least $567 million in making these donations, and we say “at least” because two of the organizations that received donations from her did not reveal the amount.
Elon Musk once said in the past that MacKenzie isn’t a “big fan of her ex-husband”
Unfortunately, a lot of others are getting caught in the crossfire. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 31, 2022 While MacKenzie appears to strongly support causes related to race and gender, Elon appears to take a different stance on the issue. He once showed strong opposition towards diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and called it “racism.”
“DEI is just another word for racism. Shame on anyone who uses it,” Elon Musk once wrote on X
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 3, 2024
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