Elon Musk has been criticised over feedback he made on Twitter/X within the wake of the obvious tried assassination of former president Donald Trump, saying “nobody is even making an attempt to assassinate” Joe Biden or Kamala Harris.
The White Home has condemned Musk’s feedback and he has since deleted them, saying they had been a joke, however that is removed from the primary time Musk’s posts on X have precipitated outrage.
Since his takeover of the social media platform in 2022, he has turn into a much bigger, louder and extra controversial presence in US politics – now brazenly funding and supporting Donald Trump.
So what’s Musk as much as? What’s his relationship with Trump actually about? And what’s he going to do subsequent?
To debate this on the American Fourcast, Matt Frei is joined by New York Instances journalists Ryan Mac and Kate Conger, who’ve simply printed a ebook known as “Character Restrict: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter”.
Produced by Silvia Maresca, Calum Fraser, Rob Thomson.
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