Biden threw shade at Elon Musk and billionaire immediately fired back

On Friday, Elon Musk and President Joe Biden exchanged some

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shady sentiments following Musk's statement that he had a 'very bad feeling' about the economy.

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The back-and-forth began on Friday after Reutersobtained an

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email from Musk, 50, to Tesla executives saying he had a "very

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bad feeling" about the economy and wants to cut 10 percent of jobs as well as pause hiring.

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The email came just days after Musk told Tesla executives to return to the office or leave.

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As "very bad feeling" began to take off on social media, President

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Biden, 79, responded to questions regarding the state of the economy.

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The President began naming companies that are investing in more environmentally

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