He accused ABC of failing to adequately screen or fact-check the opinion of its presenters, calling “The View” a staged show intended to further personal agendas.
Musk’s statement set off a chain reaction of repercussions for “The View.” Outrage quickly spread on social media, with one popular hashtag demanding that the performance be canceled.
Targeting a kid had gone too far, according to this wave of online ire that extended beyond Musk’s ardent supporters to encompass regular viewers, parents, and even Musk’s detractors.
When co-host Joy Behar exacerbated the issue by making more divisive remarks, things became much worse. Behar added that Musk “should have invested.
In better birth control” if he didn’t want the name of his kid to be publicly disclosed, perhaps in an attempt to sidestep or intensify the debate.
