Billionaire Elon Musk clashed with California Gov. Gavin Newsom on social media as a dispute escalated into personal barbs.
Their testy exchange began on Dec. 11 after Musk’s America PAC shared on X a clip from The New York Times’ “Ezra Klein Show” podcast, in which Newsom briefly discussed the issue of transgender athletes in women’s sports.
In that interview, aired on Dec. 10, Newsom maintained that it is not fair to allow men identifying as transgender to compete against women, a position that has drawn criticism from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
“I want to see trans kids. I have a trans godson. There’s no governor that’s signed more pro-trans legislation than I have. No one has been a stronger advocate for the LGBTQ community,” Newsom told Klein. “But you have to accommodate the reality of those whose rights are being taken away as we advance the rights of the trans community, in terms of the fairness of athletic competition.”…