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Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel ripped Elon Musk as a \u201cwealthy weirdo\u201d and accused the newly minted trillionaire of \u201cstealing from us\u201d as the businessman launched a historic IPO.<\/p>\n

Read more What is SpaceX, exactly? Here\u2019s a rundown of its massive bets \u2014 and why they\u2019re fueling excitement and anxiety across Wall Street<\/a><\/p>\n

During his monologue Thursday, \u201cThe Jimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d host criticized Musk while raising concerns about SpaceX\u2019s stock market presence potentially being \u201cvery risky for retirement accounts.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat makes that even more unsettling is that this man, our first trillionaire, the richest man in the world, is also one of the weirdest people we\u2019ve ever seen on this planet,\u201d he said<\/p>\n

\u201cThis obscenely wealthy weirdo has the ability and means to blow up the moon if he chooses and also to put a lot of other people\u2019s money in his pockets.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Friday, the Tesla CEO officially became the world\u2019s first trillionaire as he rang the Nasdaq opening bell from SpaceX headquarters in Starbase, Texas. <\/p>\n

From its initial IPO price of $135, SpaceX shares quickly escalated to $175, making the company worth over $2 trillion. <\/p>\n

Read more Elon Musk just became world\u2019s first trillionaire\u2014 how much is a trillion dollars really?<\/a><\/p>\n

In his monologue, Kimmel claimed Musk \u201cpaid almost no federal income tax over the past three years\u201d after referencing his move to the US from South Africa in 1995.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, for a guy who has been openly cheering immigrants getting kicked out of the country for stealing from us, sure seems like an immigrant who\u2019s been stealing from us to me,\u201d the host said.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s also not the first time Kimmel has blasted Musk. <\/p>\n

The host consistently called him out during his time as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, labeling him as a \u201cnarcissistic megalomaniac.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Here are the biggest SpaceX winners \u2014 from Elon Musk\u2019s bestie to a former $28-an-hour welder from Mexico<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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