Elon Musk to Apple
Why Aren’t You Giving X The Respect It’s Earned?!?
Suggests Politics at Play
Published August 11, 2025 5:40 PM PDT
Elon Musk made a bold accusation against Apple on Monday … suggesting his X app is being snubbed in the mobile store — and perhaps it’s political!
Responding to a post from the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley official account that boasted X was the “No. 1 news app in the USA” … Musk asked Apple — which he tagged — why the company is allegedly “refusing” to list X or his A.I. program Grok in its “Must Have” store section.
Hey @Apple App Store, why do you refuse to put either 𝕏 or Grok in your “Must Have” section when 𝕏 is the #1 news app in the world and Grok is #5 among all apps?
Are you playing politics? What gives? Inquiring minds want to know. https://t.co/3wenLZGtwG
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 11, 2025
@elonmusk
Suggesting politics was at play over the snub, Musk reiterated X was the “#1 news app in the world and Grok is #5 among all apps” — and he added, “What gives? Inquiring minds want to know.”
This particular accusation is new … but Elon has had a bone to pick with Apple and Tim Cook for years … even chastising the technology company for its treatment of the app formally known as Twitter not long after he bought it in 2022.
We reached out to Apple for comment … so far, no word back.
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