Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he will vote Republican in the next election, despite voting “too many” Democrats in his lifetime.
According to a Business Insider report, Musk made the billionaire’s views on Twitter when speaking at a tech conference in Miami on Monday – after the deal to buy the platform was “stopped” – and discussing free speech.
“The truth is, as you know, Twitter is very leftist right now,” Musk said. “I would classify myself as a moderate, not a Republican or Democrat.”
“Historically, I’ve voted so many Democrats—not sure, frankly, I would never vote for a Republican,” the SpaceX CEO continued. “Today, I will be a candidate in this election.”
Musk did not specify whether he was talking about the midterm elections in November or the 2024 presidential election.
Despite this, Musk said he doesn’t trust Republicans or Democrats and describes himself as a moderate, adding that the $44 billion Twitter purchase would not be “the kind of right takeover the left can fear”. , rather the “acquisition of moderate powers”.
The Tesla CEO said that the planned Twitter refresh will “seek to make people of all political views feel welcome in a digital town square where they can speak freely without fear of being banned.” that shadow ban. ”
Musk also emphasized the importance of freedom of expression, which he defined as “someone you don’t like says something you don’t like”.
“I mean, the media always scolds me,” Musk said. “It doesn’t matter. I don’t care, okay. Make it twice as big, I don’t care.”
“But it shows that even though I have so many resources, I don’t have the power to stop the media from oppressing me – and that’s a good thing,” the billionaire added.
Musk recently halted his Twitter acquisition pending an investigation into bot accounts on the platform, but insisted he was “still determined to buy.”
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Source: Breitbart
