Elon Musk ‘rage quits’ livestream after trolls tell him he has ‘no real friends’

Billionaire and unelected US government official Elon Musk abruptly ended a gaming livestream in an apparent ‘rage quit’ after an influx of trolls and critics seemingly caused him to lose focus.The 53-year-old Tesla owner departed a live-streamed session of Path of Exile 2 on Saturday (5 April) after the game’s chat function was overwhelmed with trolls accusing him of “ruining the country” and having “no real friends.”Musk has become an increasingly divisive figure in US politics and beyond thanks to his actions under the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) – a department named after the X/Twitter owner’s favourite cryptocurrency.

A part of a campaign to cut US spending, Musk’s department has made swaths of cuts to vital sections of the government, including funding cuts and mass layoffs to various probationary and civil servant workers, including in the education, health, and energy departments.The unelected businessman has also been heavily criticised for his personal views on a variety of topics, including accusations of antisemitism after he responded to a false online post claiming Jewish people have been pushing hatred against white people, saying it was the “actual truth.”Elon Musk gives an alleged Nazi salute during a speech.



(ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)During Saturday’s livestream, which was broadcast on his social media platform X/Twitter, Musk attempted to showcase the power of Starlink’s Wi-Fi capabilities by playing Path of Exiles 2 on his private jet.Things quickly turned sour, however, after Musk’s already poor performance was further marred by an influx of commenters with names like “ELON_MUSK_IS_PATHETIC”, as the billionaire lost the game multiple times.Users began spamming comments calling Musk a variety of names, saying he had “no real friends”.

One set of comments which repeated that Musk “ruined the country just like you ruined all your marriages” seemed to get to the billionaire, who immediately blocked the user for, what he says, was “spamming the chat.”elon musk spotted on the verge of tears while live streaming pic.twitter.

com/eMdKzehwB9— Right Wing Cope (@RightWingCope) April 8, 2025 He blocked another user who called him “dumb and ugly” and mocked his automotive company, Tesla, for “falling apart” after its stock began plummeting.He then drowned out the hate with tracks from his ex-wife, Grimes, who has been increasingly critical of Musk, while also coming under fire herself.Musk seemed to have had enough after another user posing as author Ashley St Clair, who is suing the billionaire for sole custody of the son that she claims to have had with him.

The comment, which is highly unlikely to be from St. Clair, reads: “I have no other means of contacting you so I bought [Path of Exiles 2] early access just for this. Please pay your child support.

Thank you Elon.”Completely silent after the comment was spammed in the game’s chat function, Musk eventually ended the livestream after dying in-game and claiming he had “lost connection.”Musk has not publicly addressed the fiasco at the time of reporting, instead spending the time to further spread conspiracies about social security and using the slur “r******d” in a variety of posts.

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