During Saturday’s rally in Alaska Trump blasted Elon Musk and his stalled purchase of Twitter. Trump claimed that Musk could not be trusted and predicted that it was all for show, explaining that Musk would not buy Twitter.
He’s a “bullshit artist”, Trump presented as he promoted his platform, TruthSocial, as the only for-free-speech social media platform on the web. He urged supporters to join and help build it up even more.
“Elon is not going to buy Twitter,” Trump said. “Where did you hear that before? From me.”
“He’s got himself a mess,” Trump continued. “You know he said the other day, ‘Oh, I’ve never voted for a Republican.’ I said, ‘I didn’t know that. He told me he voted for me.’ So, he’s another bullshit artist.”
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Musk canceled his bid to purchase Twitter Friday, a letter from his lawyers published in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing found.
The letter alleges that Twitter “appears to have made false and misleading representations” and “has not complied with its contractual obligations.” The letter further alleges that Twitter refused to hand over data to Musk that included what percent of its monetizable users were fake or spam accounts.
Twitter threatened to sue to keep the deal going:
“We are committed to closing the transaction on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. Musk and plan to pursue legal action to enforce the merger agreement. We are confident we will prevail in the Delaware Court of Chancery,” the Twitter board said in a statement.
Erica Carlin is an independent journalist, opinion writer and contributor to several news and opinion sources. She is based in Georgia.
