Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Doesn’t Agree With Elon Musk’s ‘Free America Now’ Campaign Amid Pandemic

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have different views on the coronavirus crisis.

On Tuesday (April 28), the SpaceX CEO wrote “FREE AMERICA NOW” on Twitter. In another post, Musk suggested that the country should “give people their freedom back!”

However, Zuckerberg doesn’t agree with Musk’s sentiments. According to the Facebook founder, he is worried that some states may have already reopened and it’s too early for that.

“I feel very concerned this will last longer than people are anticipating,” Zuckerberg said in a call on Wednesday. He added that some states were reopening “too quickly” before the infection rates go away and it will only “guarantee future outbreaks.”

Musk’s call for freedom have garnered mixed reactions from Twitter users. Some supported his call while others disagreed.

“The scariest thing about this pandemic is not the virus itself, it’s seeing American[s] so easily bow down & give up their blood bought freedom to corrupt politicians who promise them safety,” Melissa A. commented.

“Hi Elon, I'm not here to cancel or bully you. I just want to inform you and your audience why I believe stay-at-home orders are the right thing to do for the coronavirus pandemic. On April 16, around 5,000 people died from COVID19. Extrapolating that for a year is 1.8 million,” @eugenegu wrote.

Meanwhile, Musk was slammed by netizens earlier for failing to deliver the ventilators he promised. California Governor Gavin Newsom said on March 23 that the billionaire promised to donate 1,000 ventilators. However, the state didn’t receive any, prompting some to question if the promise was real.

“This was never going to happen. He loves publicity. Remember when the boys were trapped in the cave??” @TimJeep6 added.

“Never trust billionaires,” @DeNarde4MDDel wrote.

It turned out that he sent the wrong machines. Musk reportedly purchased Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BPAP) machines and had them shipped to New York. But BPAP are not ventilators since they are actually used for sleep apnea.