Radical college professor, left-wing commentator, and prolific tweeter Robert Reich was the recipient of the dragging that he practically begged for when he popped off about billionaire Elon Musk’s jettisoning of thousands of Twitter employees, a housecleaning that has infuriated Democrats and their allies who were helpless to see their legions of censors kicked to the curb by the new boss.

The diminutive Reich, who served as the United States Secretary of Labor under then-President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997 and has parlayed that experience into one of the leading voices of Resistance Twitter, sought to lecture the Tesla/SpaceX CEO on the finer principles of corporate management despite having no real life experience on running any business, let alone one as successful that made Musk into a multi-billionaire in one of his typically ridiculous Twitter missives.

“Here’s what Elon Musk fails to understand: Much of a corporations’ value lies in their workers — their knowledge, skills, and ideas,” Reich wrote. “When he fired half of Twitter’s workforce and drove off even more, he wasn’t ‘cutting costs.’ He was actively destroying what he bought.”

Here's what Elon Musk fails to understand:

Much of a corporations' value lies in their workers — their knowledge, skills, and ideas.

When he fired half of Twitter’s workforce and drove off even more, he wasn't “cutting costs.”

He was actively destroying what he bought.

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) November 24, 2022

The world’s wealthiest man whose early tenure as “Chief Twit” has demonstrated that he does not suffer fools gladly responded with a short and sweet rebuttal.

Interesting … now pay $8

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2022

Twitter users didn’t hesitate to give the Berkeley blowhard a nickel’s worth of their free advice.

Has Robert Reich even successfully run a lemonade stand? https://t.co/gudc6CxM8w

— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) November 25, 2022

Man who has worked in government and academia drawing guaranteed paychecks for his entire life tells man who has built company with 100,000 employees how companies work https://t.co/KukaEPmwC7

— Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) November 25, 2022

Robert you should start a business and show him how it’s done

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 24, 2022

Yes, I’m sure one of the richest people doesn’t understand how businesses work. Honestly, I understand the many reasons why a lot of people don’t like Musk, but these journalists and professors who’ve never run a business posting stuff like this is hilarious

— Jason Hassett (@Jayhassett) November 24, 2022

What Robert Reich fails to understand:

Employees who are hostile to new ownership and direction are a liability as they have no loyalty to the new owner.

So those who have departed were partly cost cutting but mostly risk mitigation. @elonmusk

— Richard (@rjs631) November 24, 2022

How many multi billion companies have you built or managed? For a former secretary of labor you fail to see the number one rule when owning a company: Know the Strength of your product. Every owner knows that those who produce needs to be recognized and those who don’t let go

— Jorge Sanchez (@JorgeSa60283936) November 24, 2022

It’s interesting when a professor tells an accomplished entrepreneur what he “doesn’t understand” about business.

Businesses aren’t built in classrooms.

— Scott D. Clary (@scottdclary) November 24, 2022

@RBReich “I have never ran areal business, but I know business the most”

— Thomas Kirkpatrick (@TomDKirkpatrick) November 25, 2022

Yes, they were exceptionally skilled at controlling free speech, suppressing and covering up news that would alter their agenda, and they were perhaps the worlds best at throwing Molotov cocktails on topics that they wanted to use to amplify societal issues that they supported.

— Brian Jennings (@Chiefsfanfoevah) November 25, 2022

But few put it better than acclaimed actor James Woods, a conservative Twitter Jedi master who sliced and diced the know-it-all six ways from Sunday.

“Here’s what Robert Reich fails to understand,” Woods said. “Elon Musk didn’t fire workers; he flushed self-entitled liberal leeches down the crapper.”

“As CEO he set a new standard for employee responsibility, simultaneously resurrecting the free speech rights of disenfranchised Americans,” he added.

Here’s what Robert Reich fails to understand.

Elon Musk didn’t fire workers; he flushed self-entitled liberal leeches down the crapper.

As CEO he set a new standard for employee responsibility, simultaneously resurrecting the free speech rights of disenfranchised Americans. https://t.co/iKgtr8DkzI

— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) November 25, 2022

Mr. Reich may be revered by his fellow left-wing Democrats and fawned over in the studios of friendly media like CNN and MSNBC but Musk’s Twitter with its renewed commitment to free speech is a completely different thing for the malarkey super spreader.

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Chris Donaldson is an ordinary American who is concerned about rampant corruption as well as the ongoing attacks on our way of life by those who have contempt for our hard-earned freedoms. A Navy veteran, he has been a frequent contributor to conservative websites and resides in Florida.

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