Musk questions Nadella over Microsoft staff posts mocking assassinated conservative Charlie Kirk

Elon Musk has openly questioned Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella after screenshots surfaced online, allegedly showing employees from the "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard (a Microsoft-owned company) celebrating the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

Taking to X and tagging Nadella directly, Musk wrote: “What’s going on here, @satyanadella?” He followed up with another post saying: “These are Microsoft employees.”



His comments came in response to a user who shared a “mega thread” of screenshots, claiming they were from Blizzard developers mocking Kirk after his death.

Microsoft quickly addressed the issue in a statement posted on X, saying the company was aware of the situation.

“We’re aware of the views expressed by a small subset of our employees regarding recent events. We take matters like this very seriously and we are currently reviewing each individual situation,” the company said.

“Comments celebrating violence against anyone are unacceptable and do not align with our values,” Microsoft added.

Musk had also replied to a separate post where a user claimed that a former Tesla employee had called Kirk “Hitler”. Musk clarified that the person was no longer employed at Tesla, adding that they had left the company a year ago and were not fired.

Kirk was the founder of Turning Point USA and a vocal supporter of US President Donald Trump. Following his assassination at an event at Utah Valley University, Musk condemned negative reactions that were surfacing online. He said that such people are “celebrating cold-blooded murder.”

“They will be held accountable,” he wrote in a post on X.

Musk also said that his own security needs to be “enhanced”, highlighting growing concerns over the safety of high-profile individuals. Responding to a shareholder’s suggestion for increased protection, Musk noted that Tesla spent $3.3 million on his security between January 2024 and February 2025.