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Elon Musk claims Kamala Harris will oust X as president
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Elon Musk claims Kamala Harris will oust X as president

Elon Musk is confident Vice President Kamala Harris will shut down X if she wins the election, claiming her administration will “alert the DOJ” on his social media giant.

“There is no way that Kamala Harris’s puppet regime would allow X to exist,” the billionaire said Monday during a lengthy sit-down on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast.

The Tesla founder made this prediction when he said he is still dealing with the “advertiser boycotts” instigated by “left-wing NGOs” with “Orwellian names” since he bought the platform in 2022, when it was still called Twitter.


Elon Musk predicted to Joe Rogan on Monday that Kamala Harris will shut down X if she wins the election.
Musk claims Kamala Harris will shut down X if she wins the election. Powerful JRE/YouTube

“Some of the boycott is starting to subside and I think if Trump wins, we’ll probably see most of the boycott subside,” Musk said.

“But if Kamala wins, we will see the boycott grow stronger. And they’ll be shut the fuck down (X).

When asked if there was any possibility for a Harris administration to effectively shut down the platform, Musk — who has publicly supported Harris’s opponent, former President Donald Trump — replied bluntly: “Uh, yeah.”

“They can report the DOJ on (X),” he said.

“They’ve been all about hate speech, disinformation or whatever, but they’re the ones spreading disinformation. That doesn’t stop them from filing massive lawsuits and using the DOJ.”

Elsewhere in the interview, the SpaceX founder acknowledged that his $44 billion purchase of the social media platform was “a crazy move” and “way too expensive” – but suggested it was necessary due to fears of censorship.

“At the time, I think I said, ‘Look, this is existential for the United States. It is existential for democracy,” Musk said of his decision to acquire the company.

“If you don’t have freedom of speech, you don’t have democracy. If you don’t have freedom of speech, people can’t vote informedly. If they only get propaganda and there is no freedom of expression, democracy is an illusion.”