The New York Times is taking issue with billionaire Elon Musk who has been exercising his right to free speech on the X platform by expressing opinions critical of President Joe Biden.
Musk, who bought Twitter in 2022 and has since rebranded it as X, rocketed to the top of the Democrat-controlled establishment’s hit list after he cleaned house and ended the censorship that had allowed the party to control the narrative, and the Times is furious that he’s using the platform to share his thoughts on the geriatric leader.
Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, has increasingly been using his social media platform to criticize President Biden for his health and immigration policies, according to a New York Times analysis. https://t.co/eVxxB8KVIQ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 25, 2024
“Mr. Musk’s posts about this year’s presidential race stand out because he is signaling a willingness to tip the political scales as the owner of an influential social media platform, something that no other leader of a social media firm has done. And Mr. Musk exerts outsize influence over the political discourse on X, where he regularly posts to his 184 million followers,” the Times wrote in its screed titled “Elon Musk Ramps Up Anti-Biden Posts on X,” which was published on Friday.
“Mr. Musk has also repeatedly used X to vocally support right-wing politicians around the world, including Javier Milei, the president of Argentina; Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil; and Narendra Modi of India,” the paper wrote, suggesting that Musk’s posts are used to “lobby for advantages” for his businesses in other countries.
“Even though Mr. Musk has not endorsed Mr. Trump, he has had several conversations with the former president. In March, Mr. Musk and Republican donors met with Mr. Trump in Palm Beach, Fla., as the former president sought election donations,” the paper wrote, suggesting that Musk is solidly behind the former president although the Tesla/SpaceX CEO has not endorsed him.
In the eyes of the Times, Musk’s sin is that he isn’t as deferential to Biden and the destructive “woke” agenda as previous management was.
The paper’s hypocrisy-drenched “analysis” invited a serious flogging from Musk’s fellow X users.
Rich people are only supposed to use their wealth and power to help DEMOCRATS. https://t.co/h2aFKMG3BH
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) May 25, 2024
Oh no, he’s criticizing the most power man in the world!
Good thing the NYT journalists are ready to step in to defend poor Biden! https://t.co/XAQ27WIOMA
— Joseph (@not_joseph7) May 25, 2024
Paul Krugman, the millionaire economist opinion writer for The New York Times, has increasingly been using his social media platform to criticize the American public for not being happy with President Biden’s economic policies, according to my analysis
— Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) May 25, 2024
Where’s your story about Facebook? Or child porn on Instagram. Seriously? What about the $400m Zuckerbucks in 2020? What about the donations in kind by Google when they rig their search results. Nothing compared to a few pungent tweets from Musk, that are true BTW.
— Terry (@TerryinSoCalif) May 25, 2024
New York Times feeling the sting of losing their CIA plants at twitter https://t.co/It6v1DaD7w
— Peachy Keenan (@KeenanPeachy) May 25, 2024
*Elon Musk using his social media platform to show he’s a better journalist than anyone at New York Times.
— Johnathan Marshall (@cajunphried) May 25, 2024
Cry more https://t.co/D1SmpkSCiC
— Gage Barber (@Gage_Barber) May 25, 2024
Once a fierce defender of American principles like free speech, the “Gray Lady” has degenerated into a propaganda arm for the Democratic party, an integral component in the establishment’s ongoing war on former President Donald J. Trump.
Musk’s takeover of Twitter only hastens the demise of corrupt big media as more people turn to citizen journalism for their news and the Times is foot-stomping mad about their growing irrelevance with the public.
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