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Jeff Bezos Pulls An Elon Musk And Heaps Praise On Dogecoin Creator

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It is routineto findTesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Muskin the comments section ofDogecoin DOGE/USD co-creator Billy Markus'tweet but there's a newentrant who also just happens to be one of the world's richest people.

Amazon.com, Inc AMZN founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos had words of praise for Markuson Wednesday.
What Happened: Bezos responded to a tweet by Markus that touched onparty affiliations and moderates.

Bezos said, Seen you refer to yourself as a sh*tposter but maybe youre mostly just a wiseposter.

Seen you refer to yourself as a sh*tposter but maybe youre mostly just a wiseposter. Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) May 18, 2022

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Why It Matters: Markus post came after Muskdeclared himself a Republican voter on Twitter after callingthe Democrats a party of division and hate.

Bezos also interacted with a Twitter user who suggested that the Amazon founder invite Markus and him on to his yacht along with Lauren Sanchez. Sanchez is said to be Bezos girlfriend.

Thank you. Ive been working hard on my ass. Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) May 18, 2022

Bezosbegan following Markuson Twitter earlier in the month. He only follows 83 people on the social media platform and has 4.4 million followers.

Markus, who calls himself a comedian on Twitter has a following of 1.5 million. He follows 420 people a number often referenced in connection with cannabis culture.

Price Action:On Wednesday, Amazon shares closed 7.2% lower at $2,142.25 in the regular session and dropped another 1.5% lower to $2,111 in the after-hours trading. At press time, DOGE traded 0.1% lower at $0.08, according todata from Benzinga Pro.

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This story was originally posted on May 18, 2022.