Elon Musk claims Twitter is a neutral platform for all political ideologies. But there’s a growing feeling that he’s been using his microblogging platform as a sounding board for conservative opinions. Recently, he welcomed the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to use Twitter. Free from censorship, the host fired off heavy opinions in a 13-minute news clip.
In this short clip titled ‘Tucker On Twitter,’ Carlson spoke about Donald Trump’s arrest. The former POTUS’ list of crimes is endless. But the bombastic host pointed out the exact moment Trump sealed his fate. Musk shared this sensational clip with his million followers, who quickly let Musk know if they felt the platform was democratic anymore.
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Elon Musk Draws Attention To The “Bold” Tucker Carlson Clip
Thanks to Elon Musk, it didn’t take Tucker Carlson to find a new nesting place. The disgraced Fox new host has now taken his aggressive news reporting to Twitter in a series called ‘Tucker On Twitter.’ He talked about the arrest of Donald Trump and the precise moment he made things difficult for himself. During the Primary debate before the 2016 elections, Donald Trump called out the government’s participation in Iraq and the Middle East.
This moment of Donald Trump putting his foot in the mouth upset a lot of officials and, according to the host,” sealed his fate.” This piece of reporting was heralded as “brave” by Elon Musk, who also called the government’s interests over the public with his follow-up tweet, “… attack on the military-industrial complex. The lobbying power of large government contractors is far higher than it should be for the good of the people.”
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 14, 2023
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Twitter’s Reaction To Elon Musk’s Promotion Of Former Fox Host
At this point, keeping up with Elon Musk‘s political allegiances is hard. The claim to neutrality contradicts the political content he’s been sharing lately. As always, his tweet was swarmed by critics and fanboys. Some are applauding him for bringing more political commentators and dignitaries to the front. Others are upset with Tucker Carlson showing up on their screens.
@bruce_mcgonigal is happy to hear from Tucker Carlson again, “Tucker is great! Fox News is scared of his success as they slide into the CNN abyss.”
Tucker is great! Fox News is scared of his success as they slide into the CNN abyss.
— Bruce McGonigal (@bruce_mcgonigal) June 14, 2023
@bvenus is also excited about the Musk-Tucker collaboration, “Tucker is fair, informative & thought-provoking. He’s the best journalist in America & possibly the world. —A truly smart, instinctive, brave, humble man & he’s a great father to his kids.”
Tucker is fair, informative & thought-provoking. He’s the best journalist in America & possibly the world. —A truly smart, instinctive, brave, humble man & he's a great father to his kids.
— Brenda Venus (@bvenus) June 14, 2023
@KaladinFree disagrees with Musk’s calling Carlson’s stance “bold,” “No, not really Elon. This might be Tucker’s worst take ever. People like Mike Pompeo didn’t sign up to serve Trump – they signed up to serve their country. Nothing about that prohibits them from calling Trump out when he is wrong.”
No, not really Elon. This might be Tucker’s worst take ever. People like Mike Pompeo didn’t sign up to serve Trump – they signed up to serve their country. Nothing about that prohibits them from calling Trump out when he is wrong.
— Free (@KaladinFree) June 14, 2023
@Funding_Traders seems done with the tug of war between the left and right ideology, “Imagine Still Living In America”
Imagine Still Living In America 😂
— FundingTraders.com (@Funding_Traders) June 14, 2023
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