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Elon Responds to Trump
Twitter ^ | 5.14.2022 | Elon Musk

Posted on 05/14/2022 1:44:47 PM PDT by libh8er

Elon's response :

"Whoever thought owning the libs would be cheap never tried to acquire a social media company!"

What Trump said yesterday :

"Only a stupid person would buy Twitter for that price, and Elon is not a stupid person. Besides, how can the deal go through when he may have illegally bought his shares? Would be very unfair to all of those shareholders, past, present, and future, who got “screwed.” I appreciate the offer, but I will never go back to Twitter. I love TRUTH!"


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: elonmusk; musk; trump; truthsocial; twitter
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To: libh8er

What Trump said is perfectly acceptable and true. For those of you getting the vapors, the fainting couch is in the ladies room.


41 posted on 05/14/2022 2:50:02 PM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: Jim Noble
Ridiculous. It’s a joke.

Actually, the joke is you and your fellow weak sisters in this thread.
42 posted on 05/14/2022 2:53:09 PM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: Jim Noble

[Ridiculous. It’s a joke.]


It’s a joke in the sense the installed user base is non-existent. That’s why it needs Trump posting at the rate he used to. Trump supporters will start giving him attaboys. And that will draw liberals in like bees to honey. And having an Android app and a desktop interface wouldn’t hurt, of course.


43 posted on 05/14/2022 2:57:28 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: JoSixChip

“ Wow! the blood thirsty Ukrainian war lords are joining together to trash Trump.”

ROFL !


44 posted on 05/14/2022 2:58:05 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: libh8er

My first thought is what is this idiocy, Trump should leave well enough alone.


45 posted on 05/14/2022 3:17:40 PM PDT by Reno89519 (FJB. Respect America, Embrace America, Buy American, Hire American.)
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To: libh8er
"Only a stupid person would buy Twitter for that price, and Elon is not a stupid person. Besides, how can the deal go through when he may have illegally bought his shares?

What basis does Trump have for claiming Musk "may have illegally bought his shares"? Hardly any, or none at all?

I will vote for Trump if he wins the primary. But if DeSantis runs, I will carefully consider this kind of jackassery by Trump.
46 posted on 05/14/2022 3:22:33 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: hardspunned
I just checked Truth. Trump’s last “truth” had 1100 interactions in 8 minutes. On Twitter, he would be hundreds of thousands in 8 minutes. Trump would be very, very much limiting his reach to preserve his brand if he doesn’t go back.

Yes, and 99.8% of the Twitter "interaction" was venom and hate directed towards Trump. Most of it by bots most likely.

I know. I was there. It was so bad that I never even looked at the comments on a Trump Tweet. On Truth Social however, I'm able to interact with normal people.

47 posted on 05/14/2022 3:36:15 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (2,766,560 million active users on Truth Social)
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To: SamAdams76

Trump has essentially been incommunicado relative to the voice he had before his Twitter ban. His use of Truth Social, to date, has had zero impact upon debate in the country. Truth Social will most likely fail if Musk carries out the assumed reintroduction of equal speech on Twitter.


48 posted on 05/14/2022 3:55:11 PM PDT by hardspunned (former GOP globalist stooge)
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To: Sacajaweau

sorry but I hate echo chambers, and that’s what that truth social thing is. I’ll stick to twitter


49 posted on 05/14/2022 3:57:55 PM PDT by Katya (lacking in the feelings department, )
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To: hardspunned
I would disagree. Trump has stated he will not return to Twitter and Truth Social has gained three million users in its first 90 days despite only being on the Apple platform (Web platform just went into beta). Trump will have a following in the tens of millions there in short order once everybody has access.

Also, we are months away from Musk taking over Twitter - if it even happens.

50 posted on 05/14/2022 4:00:10 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (2,766,560 million active users on Truth Social)
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To: jimwatx

I was on Twitter a year ago, and left it.

I went back last month and less than a month was Permanently suspended. I think because I dissed Moochelle.

Tying to deactivate my account but the wokatarians are delaying the process.


51 posted on 05/14/2022 4:17:07 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: libh8er

No, that is not a logic read between the lines at all. Your analysis ignores the facts & the timing. The deal just was put on hold Thu/Fri by Musk because Twitter looks like they have many more bots than they admitted so the company is worth substantially less. When that came out the stock price did a big nose dive. Musk has said that the actual % of bots needs to be documented.

Many people feel that Musk knew this would happen and did the offer to expose twitter’s bias & left wing ties. Apparently there is a large influx of money from our Government agencies and liberal associations that use Twitter to control and drive messaging.

If Musk buys twitter it will be for a better price. Otherwise he will walk away. Twitter has very little intrinsic value, it has never been profitable. Musk may indeed want to change the direction & culture of twitter and he may have ideas that will generate a profit.

The idea of twitter being a success & hurting truth social ix ridiculous. There is room for more than one social network and Twitter followers are not the people that would join truth social or visa versa. Trump was being very matter of fact. With the revelation of the bots the deal has changed and Trump respects Musk enough to know he will not be lead to be shorn. The deal has to make sense or Musk will walk away.


52 posted on 05/14/2022 4:28:16 PM PDT by JayGalt (For evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing.”)
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To: Katya

What is your handle on Truth Social?


53 posted on 05/14/2022 4:30:21 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (2,766,560 million active users on Truth Social)
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To: ETCM

You are kidding right? Truth Social will rise or fall on merits, just as Twitter will. Competition improves the market place & there is more than one successful company in almost every niche.


54 posted on 05/14/2022 4:30:23 PM PDT by JayGalt (For evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing.”)
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To: Erik Latranyi

He wasn’t nasty at all. This thread is filled with people trying to foment an enmity that isn’t there.


55 posted on 05/14/2022 4:32:17 PM PDT by JayGalt (For evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing.”)
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To: Hildy
This is the Trump I hate.

Yea, among other things. Don't think your posts are anonymous......

56 posted on 05/14/2022 4:33:39 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (I'm Jimmy Crack Corn and I don't care)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

If you bothered to read there is concern about the share purchases and the SEC is investigating. They may put the kibosh on the deal. It has to do with the % interest Musk had amassed before he made the offer. Elon Musk revealed his 9.6% stake in Twitter 10 days after he should have.
The latest reporting suggest that there may be only a fine but Trump was just stating that there is some irregularity that is being ironed out which is perfectly correct.
https://www.protocol.com/sec-elon-musk-twitter-shares


57 posted on 05/14/2022 4:38:47 PM PDT by JayGalt (For evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing.”)
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To: McGruff

I think Elon’s tweet precedes Trump’s.

Wonder why Elon called Trump “divisive?”

Trump tries to bring people together.


58 posted on 05/14/2022 5:05:52 PM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Maris Crane

Trump gets the left’s back up because he calls them out. To people interested in no waves kumbaya that’s divisive.


59 posted on 05/14/2022 5:10:33 PM PDT by JayGalt (For evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing.”)
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To: Hildy; libh8er; jimwatx; rrrod; moovova; aquila48; ETCM; Erik Latranyi; Reno89519; ...

Just to set the record straight POTUS Trump encouraged Musk to buy Twitter. All of your imputed pettiness and spite on Trump’s part .... puff up in smoke.

Splodey Head Alert, Donald Trump Encouraged Elon Musk to Buy Twitter May 4, 2022
If we thought the rage-filled apoplectic leftist meltdowns were bad about the Twitter purchase before….. whoooo doggies, them splodey’ heads are going to erupt even bigger now.
According to Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes, former President Donald Trump encouraged billionaire Elon Musk to purchase Twitter to help bring free speech emphasis back to social media. {Direct Rumble Link} WATCH:

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/04/25/tucker-carlson-gives-his-perspective-on-musk-successfully-purchasing-twitter-platform/#more-232328


60 posted on 05/14/2022 5:12:22 PM PDT by JayGalt (For evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing.”)
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