The X owner laughed and said “whatever” in reponse to Jim VandeHei, before using his new catchphrase again Axios CEO Jim VandeHei clearly isn’t a fan of Elon Musk’s new catchphrase that X users “are the media now,” with VandeHei calling “bulls—” during a recent press gala. On Monday morning, Musk laughed in response, saying “whatever.” If you missed it, here’s what VandeHei had to say about Musk and the media in front of the National Press Club last Thursday: “Everything we do is under fire.