Elon Musk To Close $44 billion Twitter Deal

Elon Musk known for playing elaborate silly jokes brought a sink to Twitter HQ and tweeted "Let that sink in"

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Musk also changed his Twitter profile to refer to himself as “Chief Twit” and his location to Twitter's San Francisco headquarters.

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According to Bloomberg, Musk said in a videoconference that the deal with Twitter will close on Friday, October 28.

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Musk's conference call was with the financial team and he is reportedly opening a $13 billion line of credit from them.

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In a recent tweet, he also detailed how Twitter empowers people.

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Musk's initial bid to buy Twitter was revealed on April 14. Twitter blocked the deal, but on April 25, they accepted a $44 billion offer.

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