Musk says he and his sons are vaccinated but he opposes mandates
By Brie Stimson
Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered support to Canadian truckers protesting the federal government’s vaccine mandate on Thursday in a series of tweets.
“Canadian truckers rule,” Musk wrote to his nearly 72 million followers, adding “CB radios are free from govt/media control.”
Elon Musk on X (formerly Twitter): “Canadian truckers rule / X”
Canadian truckers rule
Later he added another tweet that said, “If you scare people enough, they will demand removal of freedom. This is the path to tyranny.”
Anti-vaccine mandate truckers in Ottowa have participated in a protest convoy demonstrating against the Jan. 15 mandate for cross-border drivers.
Musk told Time last month in an interview after he was selected a “Person of the Year” that he and his eligible children are all vaccinated because the science is “unequivocal” but said he is opposed to mandates.
In the past, Musk had questioned the vaccine and downplayed the pandemic. He also defied California’s 2020 stay-at-home order to keep Tesla factories open…
