Bill Gates pays media to avoid hostile questions, I don't: Musk

Elon Musk claimed on X that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates pays the media to avoid hostile questions while he does not. Musk made the remark while responding to a user comparing Gates' media interviews with his own. The exchange followed criticism of Musk's recent tense interview with The Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes, which drew widespread attention online.