The ban on Trump “was a morally bad decision to be clear and foolish in the extreme”, the billionaire said.
Musk, the Tesla CEO who is soon to own Twitter, said it was a mistake for the website to ban the former president.
“I think it was a morally bad decision to be clear and foolish in the extreme,” he said at a Future of the Car event hosted by theHe added: “I do think it was not correct to ban Donald Trump. I think that was a mistake . . . It alienated a large part of the country and did not ultimately result in Donald Trump not having a voice.”Musk is acquiring Twitter for roughly $US44 billion , and has said he wants to promote free speech on the platform.
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