US vice presidential candidate, Gov. Tim Walz has accused Tesla founder and X CEO Elon Musk of being “gay.” but got an unexpected response from Internet users and Elon Musk himself.

At a campaign stop in Detroit, Michigan, Walz was talking about billionaires and brought up Musk’s name followed by a very specific classification.

“If you’re a billionaire - Elon Musk, for example, say - that guy, that gay guy [chuckles]…Michigan knows that word,” Walz said. “Look, that dude got a tax cut…”

Musk responded to the post saying “I have no problem being called gay

For context, Musk has 12 children and the X users were perplexed by Walz’s comment.