A sourced record of 212 statements and actions by Elon Musk and his companies since 2022: interventions in the politics, governments, courts and regulation of 43 countries and the European Union, threats and legal action against critics, and the use of market power against competitors. Each entry sets out what he said or did, the background, the response and what happened next.
After Gustavo Petro criticised the US operation that captured Maduro, Musk replied ¿Plata o plomo? (silver or lead?) with a photo of the detained Maduro released by the White House (NTN24).
Response: Petro replied: Señor Elon, eso no contesta a mi pregunta, No doy plomo ni tengo plata. He added that love and freedom make a better humanity possible (NTN24, Vanguardia).
Colombia
Venezuela