Elon Musk, July 22, 2018 in the United States. - Robyn Beck / AFP

Elon Musk invited in a final tweet on Wednesday to "liberate America now," Numerama reports . This injunction seems to be mistaken for that of Donald Trump who, also on Twitter, wrote on April 17 last in capital letters "liberate Michigan", in connection with the period of confinement going through a part of the United States.

FREE AMERICA NOW

- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 29, 2020

The country currently has more than 58,000 dead and more than a million people infected with Covid-19. Many states have demanded general containment of their populations. And the entrepreneur's message is far from unanimous on social networks. Many people have denounced his statement.

my first disagreement with my Idol. : /

- Mirwais Wakil (@wakilmirwais) April 29, 2020

The measures constrain its activity

In California, restrictive measures could extend until May in the San Francisco bay. Which seems to annoy Elon Musk, who established his Tesla factory in Fremont. The boss had planned to reopen it this week, but health directives do not allow it, recalls the specialized media.

These messages mark a turning point in the policy of the Californian automobile brand with regard to the epidemic. Tesla participated in its own way in the fight against the spread of Covid-19. Earlier this month, we learned that the manufacturer had designed an artificial respirator using parts from the Model 3.

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