Chelsea Handler’s no-holds-barred response to whether she’d date Elon Musk to ‘Save America’ goes viral; here's what she said
Chelsea Handler doesn't hold back, especially when it comes to Elon Musk. In a lively SXSW interview, the comedian was asked if she would date the tech billionaire, Elon Musk to "save America."
Handler was interviewed at South by Southwest (SXSW) over the weekend by Kara Swisher, contributing editor for New York magazine, for her podcast, «On With Kara Swisher.»
Her frank response went viral right away, igniting debate and laughter about Elon Musk's increasing political power.
Would Chelsea Handler ever date Elon Musk?
Chelsea Handler brushed off the notion of dating Elon Musk in order to «save America,» stating, «I can't.» I won't, as per a report by HuffPost.
Her disapproval of Musk's role in the government and his influence under President Trump's administration were brought to light in the viral moment.
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Chelsea Handler also attacked tax laws that favour billionaires over regular citizens.
The journalist posted a few clips to her Instagram Story, one of which featured Swisher revealing a suggestion she made to the comedian before their interview, even though their interview hasn't yet been featured on Swisher's podcast as of Monday, as per a report by the HuffPost.
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In front of an audience that was laughing, Swisher acknowledged, «I told her to take one from the team and date Elon Musk.»
Handler answered, «Yeah, I'm not that much of a teammate.»
Swisher laughed and interrupted, «He has the money.»
«I doubt I'll be able to. „I mean, I would do a lot for this country,“ Handler remarked. However, one of them is not dating Elon Musk. I