Elon Musk’s Paul Pelosi Tweet Proves He Has No Business Running Twitter

THE GUARDIAN – OPINION: If Musk’s tweet doesn’t raise bright red warning signs all over the world about his judgment and character, I don’t know what will

‘Musk just demonstrated his willingness – no, eagerness – for Twitter to become a free-for-all hellscape.’ Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images
Just three days after Elon Musk bought Twitter, he posted a tweet promoting the baseless allegation that Paul Pelosi, the husband of the speaker of the House, who was assaulted on Friday at the couple’s home, had been drunk and in a fight with a male prostitute.

The police found Paul Pelosi, 82, attacked with a hammer inside his home by a man, David DePape, who had entered through the back door, seeking the speaker.

Musk’s tweet, later deleted, came in response to a tweet posted on Saturday by Hillary Clinton, attacking Republicans for spreading “hate and deranged conspiracy theories” that she said had emboldened the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband. » | Robert Reich | Monday, October 31, 2022

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