Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) is living a “sad existence” for cheering the demise of Elon Musk‘s car company, the White House said Wednesday. “I think that’s quite sad,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said when asked about the former vice presidential nominee.

Elon Musk escalated his online beef with former vice presidential nominee Tim Walz after he poked fun at Tesla’s drastic share price plunge on social media platform X. Kamala Harris’ 2024 running mate drew Musk’s by sharing a clip from a speech he made in Wisconsin Tuesday night in which he said he’s regularly checking the Tesla price to “give me a little boost during the day,

The former vice presidential candidate Walz said he checks Tesla’s share price to give him a “little boost during the day,” nodding to Musk’s company’s more than 40% year-to-date loss.