AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Elon Musk

WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statements on Bluesky after Elon Musk attacked her and the nation’s educators on X:

“The world's richest person is targeting me and other teachers because we are fighting for vital federal education programs that help families and students. They attack us because they want tax cuts for the rich. Stop taking money from poor kids and kids with disabilities.

“As we argued to investors about our members' pension funds, Musk is acting like an angry toddler on the internet instead of protecting Tesla shareholders. This behavior wouldn't even fly in our classrooms, so it shouldn’t fly for billionaires running our government.”