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LinkedIn's founder says he's not surprised Trump attacked Elon Musk: 'His career highlight was pretending to be a successful entrepreneur on a TV show'

Former President Donald Trump smiles, left. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, right.
Former President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.Chris Seward, Hannibal Hanschke/AP Photo
  • Reid Hoffman said he's "not surprised" former President Donald Trump dissed Elon Musk.

  • The LinkedIn founder called Trump a grifter and Musk an "entrepreneur with a real record of success."

  • On Tuesday, Trump said he could have made Musk beg for his help and the Tesla CEO would have.

Reid Hoffman, a LinkedIn cofounder, took a dig at former President Donald Trump on Wednesday after Trump slammed Elon Musk.

"Not surprised to see Trump's attacks on @elonmusk. Elon's a classic immigrant story — an entrepreneur with a real record of success," Hoffman tweeted, including an American flag emoji. "Started EV revolution w/Tesla, resurrected US rocket industry w/SpaceX, fighting climate change while promoting American innovation."

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On Tuesday, Trump criticized Musk after the Tesla CEO said it was time for the former President to "sail into the sunset."  In a post on his social-media site, Truth Social, Trump said he could have made Musk "drop to his knees and beg" when he was in the White House and the tech CEO would have done it.

Spokespeople for Hoffman and Trump did not respond to a request for comment from Insider.

Hoffman went on to compare Musk with Trump, calling the former president a "grifter."