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John Lennon’s son exchanged infantile insults with different social media customers after being criticized for defending Elon Musk, even hitting one person with a “mom” joke.
Sean Lennon, 49 – the one youngster of the Beatles legend and Yoko Ono – got here below hearth after remarking on-line in regards to the ranges of affect that the tech billionaire has been wielding on US politics in current weeks.
Democrats have slammed the billionaire and recommended he’s calling the photographs as a substitute of Trump. Some even started referring to him as “President Musk” after the pair joined forces to tank a proposed stopgap spending invoice in Congress.
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Lennon took to X to remark in regards to the ranges of affect that tech billionaire Elon Musk has been having on US politics in current weeks (AP)
“People complaining about @elonmusk’s influence never complained about Gates or Google or Soros or Bezos or Zuck … the list goes on,” Lennon wrote on December 19 in a tepid protection of the tech mogul.
Whereas some agreed with the publish, many took problem with the opinion, with one person telling him that he was “full of s***.”
“Soy,” Lennon replied, referring to his vegetarianism. One other invoked the musician’s well-known lineage, telling him: “Your dad is rolling in his grave.”
“Your mom is rolling in my bed,” Lennon wrote again. When the person highlighted that he was a “50 year old man,” he shot again: “And your mom still coming back for more.”
Lennon isn’t any stranger to moving into on-line spats, having beforehand joined the discourse surrounding Donald Trump’s obvious dislike of pop sensation Taylor Swift.
The President-elect wrote: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” on Fact Social after the singer endorsed his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Lennon hit again at different social media customers who questioned his feedback about Musk (AP)
“I can’t consider a single music so I don’t actually know if I prefer it or not,” Lennon mentioned diplomatically on social media of Swift’s music on the time.
“However I do know she is a uniquely profitable American. A younger woman who has carried out issues in a means that nobody has carried out earlier than her,” he added.
