Social media star Haliey Welch, better known as "Hawk Tuah Girl," has bestowed Jeff Bezos with a nickname.
On Thursday, Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, formerly Twitter, and the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, said Bezos didn't think Donald Trump would win the 2024 election.
"Just learned tonight at Mar-a-Lago that Jeff Bezos was telling everyone that @realDonaldTrump would lose for sure, so they should sell all their Tesla and SpaceX stock," Musk wrote in a post that has received more than 7.4 million views.
Welch, who isn't often one to talk about politics, weighed in on the post, calling Bezos "Jeff Bozo."
The internet star rose to fame earlier this year after appearing in a video by Tim & Dee TV, two YouTube creators who conduct interviews on the street. Responding to a question about what makes "a man go crazy in bed," Welch used the phrase "hawk tuah" to describe an intimate act and went viral in the process.
Newsweek contacted spokespeople for Bezos and Welch for comment by email outside normal business hours.
While the 22-year-old from Tennessee has not expressed an affiliation with a political party, she has become a pinup for the right-wing movement. The top comment on an Instagram post of Welch's, in which she is posing in a star-spangled cowboy hat for the Fourth of July, said, "We did it internet, we finally made the RIGHT person famous."
Welch's' "hawk tuah" catchphrase has been adopted by conservatives and put on merch that is a similar style to Trump's, and it is often emblazoned over an American flag. Welch's official merchandise store also sells merch with the catchphrase "Hawk Tuah '24" printed in red and white on a blue or black backdrop.
During a July interview with Rolling Stone, Welch shared her thoughts on Trump, joking that he "ain't getting a hawk from me."
Reflecting on an occasion in which she playfully graded people during an appearance on the Plan Bri Uncut podcast, she joked about Trump's age, telling the magazine: "Donald Trump, I'm sure you're a nice man, but you ain't getting the hawk from me. He's old enough to be my granddaddy."
The comment generated debate on social media, with some interpreting her remarks as political commentary. Welch later said: "I don't want to be in the middle of it. Whoever you want to be president, that's your business. What's my opinion to you?"
Writing in Newsweek about her newfound fame, Welch said, "All the opportunities created by the viral clip are new for me and I'm learning along the way, so I hope people give me a little patience and forgiveness because I'm gonna slip up."
Musk, the richest man in the world, isn't shy when it comes to weighing in on political topics. He was one of Trump's most vocal supporters during the 2024 presidential campaign, spending tens of millions of dollars to help the Republican get elected.
On November 12, Trump appointed Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy as co-leads of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency.
Bezos, who founded Amazon and owns The Washington Post, took to X to congratulate Trump on his electoral victory.
"Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory. No nation has bigger opportunities. Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love," he wrote.
Prior to the election, Bezos reportedly blocked The Washington Post from endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate. The newspaper had regularly endorsed presidential candidates since the 1976 election, when it supported Jimmy Carter.
In a statement shared by publisher William Lewis at the time, the publication said it would not endorse candidates in future presidential elections.
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