After Elon Musk bought 73.5 million Twitter shares, everyone had the same thought: will his push for a more open discourse bring back Donald Trump?
According to Reuters, “Musk has not articulated what he wants to do as a new board member but he has telegraphed his intentions with his Twitter activity. A week before Musk disclosed a 9.1% stake in Twitter, he polled his 80 million followers on whether the site adhered to the principle of free speech, and the majority voted ‘no.'”
“Now that @ElonMusk is Twitter’s largest shareholder, it’s time to lift the political censorship. Oh … and BRING BACK TRUMP,” Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) tweeted.
Now that @ElonMusk is Twitter’s largest shareholder, it’s time to lift the political censorship.
Oh… and BRING BACK TRUMP!
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) April 4, 2022
“Bring back President Trump,” Congressman Troy Nehls tweeted.
Bring back President Trump.
— Congressman Troy Nehls (@RepTroyNehls) April 5, 2022
“.@ElonMusk is now the largest shareholder of Twitter. Time to get this platform back to its former glory. Step one – bring back President Trump! Step two – give everyone who has been banned a second chance. Step three – end all forms of political and other censorship,” tweeted GOP candidate Errol Webber.
.@ElonMusk is now the largest shareholder of Twitter.
Time to get this platform back to its former glory.
Step one – bring back President Trump!
Step two – give everyone who has been banned a second chance.
Step three – end all forms of political and other censorship.
— Errol Webber (@ErrolWebber) April 4, 2022
Twitter reiterated this week they have no plans to bring Trump back, but some say it’s a possibility.
“If Donald Trump was actually rich, he would have liked to have done the same thing but he couldn’t afford it. So Elon is doing what Trump would have liked to have done,” said Guidehouse Insights analyst Sam Abuelsamid. “I wouldn’t be surprised” if Twitter restores Trump’s account now that Elon owns nearly 10% of the company.”
Employees are concerned that Musk’s presence on the board could dramatically shift the company culture.
“I find it hard to believe (the board) doesn’t have influence,” said one employee. “If that’s the case, why would Elon want a board seat?”
Musk teased his first board meeting appearance on Twitter (of course):
“Twitter’s next board meeting is gonna be lit.”
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 7, 2022
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