Elon Musk in flashback mode, recalls he came to the US with no money and graduated with over $100K debt – Economic Times

Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, took Twitter by surprise when he tweeted about his modest beginning. The Time Magazines Person of The Year, Musk, who is known for his online brawl with politicians who target him over taxes, tweeted about his humble beginnings.

The founder of Tesla and SpaceX was responding to a tweet that was acknowledging his efforts towards increasing American exports.

I came to the US with no money & graduated with over $100k in debt, despite scholarships & working 2 jobs while at school, Musk wrote in a response to the tweet.

The user went on to say, For some reason, its not really cool to appreciate it these days, but he has done more for this country than any of our moronic political leaders.

Musks tweet comes close on the heels with his recent Twitter brawl with US Senator Elizabeth Warren who accused him of freeloading. The exchange of incisive tweets between Musk and Warren went viral, with many supporting Musk.

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Elon Musk in flashback mode, recalls he came to the US with no money and graduated with over $100K debt - Economic Times