Tesla founder Elon Musk warned Monday that a President Kamala Harris would use the levers of power to shut down X.
Musk, who famously acquired the platform for billions of dollars to protect free speech, spoke to podcaster Joe Rogan about its future after the election.
“If you didn’t do it, no one would have,” Rogan said. “And here’s the hilarious narrative that I keep hearing from idiots. ‘Elon’s a bad businessman. Twitter is worth, you know, 400% less than when he bought it.’ No, it wasn’t worth that in the first place. It wasn’t worth $44 billion, you f—ing morons. Wrong. And also, you’re not taking into account the advertiser boycott. That’s total bulls—.”
ELON MUSK’S MOTHER REACTS TO MARK CUBAN’S SMEAR ON PRO-TRUMP WOMEN: ‘CERTAINLY NOT US’
Billionaire Elon Musk spoke to podcaster Joe Rogan about the future of the X platform under either future President Kamala Harris or future President Donald Trump. (The Joe Rogan experience.)
Musk agreed and said the Orwellian-named Center for Countering Digital Hate was a “total scam organization” like the Ministry of Truth. He referred to the group as a “censorship organization” that “pushed the advertisers to boycott.”
Last year, Musk’s X Corp. sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate alleging it had published “misleading claims” and exaggerated the prevalence of harmful content on X to thwart investment from advertisers.
While Musk said that some aspects of the boycott have lessened, this election will be a decisive moment in the battle between government censorship and freedom of speech.
“I think if Trump wins, we’ll see, you know, probably most of the boycott will lift,” he said. “But if Kamala wins, we’ll see that boycott gets stronger and they’ll friggin’ shut [it] down. There’s no way that a Kamala puppet regime would allow X to exist.”
MAYE MUSK TELLS WOMEN VOTERS TO ‘THINK FOR YOURSELF’ AND STRIVE FOR A BETTER FUTURE
Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at a campaign event at the PA Farm Show Complex and Expo Center on Oct. 30, in Harrisburg, Pa. It’s her most visited state since August, according to Axios. (AP/Matt Slocum)
“You really think that they’ll be able to shut it down, though? Is there a pathway to that?” the podcast host asked, later inquiring, “What would they do?”
Musk offered a few scenarios he believes could happen.
“They can sic the DOJ [Department of Justice] on you know, and say like, you know, they’ve got this whole thing about like hate speech, misinformation or whatever, except that they’re the ones pushing the misinformation. But that doesn’t stop them from filing massive, you know, lawsuits and using the DOJ,” he said.
Last year, the DOJ filed a lawsuit against SpaceX, accusing Musk’s company of discriminating against asylum recipients and refugees in its hiring decisions. A federal judge put that lawsuit on hold pending the results of SpaceX’s own suit.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.
Podcast host Joe Rogan told former President Trump he has gotten so popular with Americans due to the “wild s—” he says. (Screenshots/The Joe Rogan Experience)
Shortly after the Musk interview was released, Rogan announced his endorsement of Trump on X, saying, “The great and powerful @elonmusk. If it wasn’t for him we’d be f—ked. He makes what I think is the most compelling case for Trump you’ll hear, and I agree with him every step of the way. For the record, yes, that’s an endorsement of Trump. Enjoy the podcast.”
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Alexander Hall is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Alexander.hall@fox.com.
