Comedian Chelsea Handler, in an interview at a music festival in Austin, humorously dismissed the idea of dating Elon Musk for the sake of the country. “I mean did anyone vote for Elon Musk to be the president?’ she said. “I mean, can’t we come together—Republicans and Democrats—and say we don’t want that. Can’t we agree on that at least?†the comedian said expressing her disapproval of Elon Musk's presence in the government affairs.
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