Tesla boss says decision in January last year was ‘morally bad and foolish in the extreme’
beyond an initial introductory message until May – nearly two and half months after the launch of Truth Social. Many of Trump’s political opponents believe he would be unlikely to pass up the opportunity to broadcast to Twitter’s much larger audience.
A return would potentially give Trump a larger platform to influence the next US presidential election in 2024, either as a candidate or as a kingmaker among Republican candidates.Musk also reiterated criticisms that Twitter’s staff are too leftwing, saying they were influenced by being headquartered in San Francisco, regarded as one of the most liberal cities in the US .“Twitter needs to be much more even-handed,” he said. “It’s currently left-biased.
He also said the Twitter takeover would be completed in a “best-case scenario” only within the next two or three months. “It is for me not a done deal,” he said.
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