Elon Musk Talks Acquiring Twitter With Bill Maher

Elon Musk Appears On Bill Maher Show, Talks Twitter, Free Speech

April 29, 2023 Story - Jai Pratap

Elon Musk who is giving interviews to a wide range of journalists across the political spectrum.

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Elon Musk talked about Twitter acquisition, free speech, censorship and what he calls the “woke mind virus.”

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“I think we need to be very cautious about anything that is anti-meritocratic and anything that results in the suppression of free speech,” Musk said to Maher.

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Musk said he “at least” thinks of himself “as a moderate.”

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When Maher asked Musk what he thinks the root of the so-called “woke mind virus” is, Musk pointed to the “indoctrination that’s happening in schools and universities.”

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Talking about Twitter, Elon Musk said the platform was close to bankruptcy when he acquired it and so he had to “take drastic action.”

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Earlier, Jack Dorsey criticized Elon Musk saying he did not “act right” as a Twitter leader and should have walked away from the deal.

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