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(77WABC) — Elon Musk called out a Twitter executive who was caught mocking the billionaire’s Asperger’s in a newly-released video from Project Veritas.
Alex Martinez, identified by Project Veritas as Twitter’s lead client partner, was recorded at a bar calling Musk “special needs”, saying he’s looney tunes and decrying Musk’s efforts for free speech on Twitter.
Twitter exec trashing free speech & mocking people with Asperger’s …
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 18, 2022
Musk tweeted: “Twitter exec trashing free speech & mocking people with Asperger’s …” The billionaire pinned that Tweet to his Twitter page.
Musk also separately tweeted a frown emoji in response to the video.
Project Veritas is an American far-right activist group founded by James O’Keefe in 2010, who in the past has been criticized for publishing deceptively edited videos.