Tech billionaire Elon Musk and California Governor Gavin Newsom clashed on X after the governor’s press office mocked Musk over his estranged transgender daughter. The jab set off a heated back-and-forth between the two men. It also revived a feud that has simmered for years over gender policy and culture-war politics.

The exchange started after America PAC, a political committee run by Musk, posted a clip of Newsom’s recent conversation with New York Times columnist Ezra Klein. In it, Newsom defended his record on LGBTQ rights, saying, “I want to see trans kid. I have a trans godson. There’s no governor that’s done more pro trans legislation than I have.”

California Governor Gavin Newsom:

“I want to see trans kids... There’s no governor that’s done more pro trans legislation than I hav

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