Elon Musk, left, attending the 2022 Met Gala and Ralph Nader, right, attending the 2nd Annual Decades Ball at Capitale on June 3, 2013.
Elon Musk and Ralph Nader have traded barbs on Twitter.
  • Elon Musk accused Ralph Nader of lying after claiming he took "taxpayers to the cleaners" with Tesla.
  • The former presidential candidate described Musk in a tweet as a "gigantic corporate welfare king."
  • The Tesla CEO defended himself and tweeted that Nader was "lying."

Elon Musk accused consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader of lying after he claimed the billionaire had taken "taxpayers to the cleaners" with Tesla.