Elon Musk says "favorable view of journalists is like 15%?" after meddling accusation
“Do you realize that journalists, the view of journalists is like, it’s like a favorable view of journalists is like 15%?”
Reported July 24, 2026 by foxnews.com. Checked word for word against that report.
During a live interview from his Texas Tesla plant, Elon Musk pushed back after The Economist’s editor-in-chief accused him of meddling in European politics and suggested the public resents him. Musk countered that distrust of the news media is even greater than dislike of him, noting that only about 15 percent of people hold a favorable view of journalists. The exchange followed Beddoes’ criticism of Musk’s endorsements of right-wing European parties and his warnings about civil unrest in Britain. A recent Gallup poll found trust in U.S. news outlets has sunk to a record low of 28 percent, underscoring the broader erosion of media credibility that Musk highlighted.
- foxnews.com ↗︎24 JUL 2026