{"id":32126,"date":"2025-07-26T20:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T20:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32126"},"modified":"2025-07-26T20:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T20:38:10","slug":"whoopi-goldberg-and-the-view-hosts-mock-elon-musks-sons-name-and-elon-musk-pay-back-%f0%9f%91%87%f0%9f%91%87%f0%9f%91%87-y","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32126","title":{"rendered":"Whoopi Goldberg And \u2018The View\u2019 Hosts Mock Elon Musk\u2019s Son\u2019s Name, and Elon Musk pay back..\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47-Y"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The daytime chatter turned viral clash this week when Whoopi Goldberg<\/strong> and co-hosts of The View<\/em> took a not-so-subtle jab at Elon Musk \u2014 or more specifically, at the unconventional name of his son<\/strong>, X \u00c6 A-12 Musk<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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What started as a lighthearted segment about \u201cthe weirdest celebrity baby names\u201d quickly spiraled into controversy when Goldberg jokingly said,<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m sorry, but that\u2019s not a name, that\u2019s a Wi-Fi password.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sunny Hostin chimed in, calling it \u201ca cry for help disguised as parenting,\u201d while Joy Behar added, \u201cIf I wanted to remember that name, I\u2019d need a Rosetta Stone and a PhD in quantum mechanics.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The audience laughed, but not everyone thought it was funny \u2014 especially not Elon Musk.<\/p>\n

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Musk\u2019s Response: Cool, Calculated, and Brutal<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Less than 24 hours after the episode aired, Musk fired back in the most Muskian way possible \u2014 not with a tweet, but a full public statement and a chart.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Posting on X (formerly Twitter), Musk wrote:<\/p>\n

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\u201cImagine being so culturally irrelevant that mocking a baby\u2019s name is your best shot at headlines. Stay mad, ladies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He followed it up with a barbed graphic showing The View<\/em>\u2018s declining viewership over the past five years, overlaid with a quote that read:<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf I wanted advice on parenting, I\u2019d ask someone who can pronounce my son\u2019s name before 3pm.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The tweet has since racked up over 12 million views<\/strong> and 1.2 million likes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Celebs Take Sides<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The incident has sparked a firestorm of online debate.<\/p>\n

Actor and comedian Rob Schneider backed Musk, tweeting:<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou can disagree with Elon all day, but attacking a kid\u2019s name? Classless.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, actress Bette Midler supported Goldberg, writing:<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s okay to question absurdity \u2014 even when it comes from billionaires.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Twitter\/X users are split, with hashtags #TeamElon<\/strong> and #ViewCrew<\/strong> trending in parallel.<\/p>\n

Backstage Tensions at \u2018The View\u2019?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sources close to the show claim there\u2019s concern that the joke may have gone too far, with some staff members reportedly \u201cuneasy\u201d about the fallout.<\/p>\n

An insider told us:<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was meant to be funny, but no one expected Musk to hit back so publicly. There\u2019s talk of issuing a soft clarification on-air next week.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Still, as of this writing, no apology or clarification has been issued by ABC or The View<\/em>\u2018s panel.<\/p>\n

\"Elon<\/p>\n

Musk\u2019s Final Word \u2014 or Maybe Not<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In typical Musk fashion, he didn\u2019t stop at one tweet. Hours later, he posted a cryptic meme showing a futuristic child flying a Tesla Jetpack while The View<\/em> hosts watched from a black-and-white television set labeled \u201cOutdated Media.\u201d<\/p>\n

The caption?<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe future doesn\u2019t need your permission.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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