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Musk urges 'independent-minded voters' to back a Republican Congress on eve of 2022 midterms
Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties
What he said or did
The day before the 2022 midterm elections, Musk posted that Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties
and recommended voting for a Republican Congress because the presidency was Democratic.
Background
Musk had completed his $44 billion purchase of Twitter the previous month. CNBC noted that in April 2022 he had said the platform must remain politically neutral to keep public trust. Days earlier President Biden had criticised the Twitter acquisition, saying the platform spews lies all across the world
(Fortune).
Sources
- CNBC7 Nov 2022
- Fortune (Bloomberg)7 Nov 2022
This entry records what was publicly said or done, as reported by the sources above. Quotes are attributed to the person who made them.
