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Let’s See What the Politicians Think of Elon’s Twitter Takeover

Kyle Barr

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase yesterday has sent shockwaves throughout the world, with questions still lingering over how Musk might twist the social media platform and company in his image.Though Musk is more in line with an ‘utopian anarchist’ (re: libertarian) philosophy, he has previously both caught flak and gained support from politicians on both sides of the aisle for various statements and projects. However, his $44 billion purchase of Twitter has many Republicans rallying and Democrats grinding their teeth over the idea of Musk promoting ‘free speech’ on the platform.

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