"Elon is paying The Hawk Tuah girl to be in here, right?"— Internet reacts as Tesla CEO welcomes Hailey Welch to X

Tesla CEO and the owner of X, Elon Musk, has recently welcomed the viral internet sensation Hawk Tuah girl, aka Hailey Welch, to X with open arms. Welch then expressed how thankful she was to Musk for helping her through the platform.

Joining the platform on July 27, Welch wrote,

“Im having fun on X!”

Musk welcomed her cordially and told her that she could say whatever she wanted on the platform because it was a platform for free speech.

However, once the Hawk Tuah girl’s X post and her conversation with Musk went viral, netizens reacted in a mixed manner on the platform. Some were against it and thought that maybe Musk paid her to promote X, whereas others said that it was really nice of Musk to welcome her like that.

One user wrote,

“Elon is paying the Hawk Tuah girl to be on here, right? She just joined a few days ago and all her posts are like “X is good!” and advocating for clemency for the Silk Road guy for some reason.”

“The hawk tuah girl joined twitter two days ago and only tweets about bitcoin and elon and you'll never convince me he isn't paying her to do it,” another X user pointed out.

“Why is Elon so actively promoting the Hawk Tuah girl?” one user said.

“Does this interaction look organic to you? Either Elon is a massive simp or he's clearly promoting degeneracy through an industry plant Don't ever tell me he promotes Christian values,” commented one X user.

On the other hand, many people supported Elon and praised him for welcoming the Hawk Tuah girl on X.

“Elon is amazing,” one user wrote.

“We love you Haliey, you’re our hero,” said another account holder.

“He’s the best,” affirmatively said another one.

“Legends,” one user commented.

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Hailey Welch, aka the Hawk Tuah girl, called Elon Musk her "hero"

21-year-old Hailey Welch, better known as the Hawk Tuah girl, has recently embraced Elon Musk's platform X. Welch claimed on Saturday that she is having fun on X, where she has over 134,000 followers, including Musk.

Musk then greeted Welch, followed after her, and gave her some advice. He also reassured her about the platform's commitment to free speech. In reply to one of her X posts, Musk tweeted,

"This is the free speech platform, so feel free to say whatever you want! Unless it’s illegal, it won’t be taken down. Of course, you should expect trolls and NPC attacks, but that’s just part of the experience."

Welch then showed her appreciation for Musk and referred to him as her "hero." She has swiftly gained popularity on X by sharing her ideas and experiences with her followers.

This happened after the Nashville native's rise to popularity following a viral street interview with Tim and Dee TV, during which one of her remarks became quite popular online. During the Q&A, Dee asked them a question,

"What’s one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time?"

Hailey then laughed immediately and said,

"Oh, you gotta give him that 'hawk tuah' and spit on that thang, you get me?"

People on social media were immediately captivated by the woman's humorous usage of onomatopoeia. After her fame, she left her job to pursue her social media endeavors.

Meanwhile, once her conversation with Musk went viral, the internet users took to the platform to provide their divided reactions to the same.