Musk lost billions after insulting Carlos Slim on X

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

On January 22, Elon Musk reacted with an emoji to a post on his social network X where businessman Carlos Slim was accused without evidence of having links to drug trafficking. 5 minutes later, Slim canceled a $22 billion deal with Starlink for 25 countries in Latin America.

Posted by sentinel at 09:47 PM | 6 COMMENTS | permalink

Comments

Not sure if this getting any coverage in the U.S., but it's a pretty big story. This will give even more leverage to the Chinese in LatAm, but it could also be an opportunity for Europe.

#1 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-02-25 09:50 PM

Carlos Slim... Sounds familiar. Anthony Weiner's alias for his weener pics?

#2 | Posted by censored at 2025-02-25 10:09 PM

I thought he was Carlos Danger

#3 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-25 10:14 PM

Too bad it's not slim pickens for Musk after this. That'd warm my heart up quite nicely.

#4 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-25 10:28 PM

"Carlos Slim... Sounds familiar."

Carlos Slim (born 28 January 1940) is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by Forbes business magazine. As of December 2024, [he's still] the richest person in Latin America.

en.wikipedia.org

#5 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-02-26 05:56 AM

Outside Bumblestick, AL, Carlos Slim's is a very BIG name and presence.

#6 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-02-26 08:39 AM

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