SAN FRANCISCO: X, previously referred to as Twitter, will host self-styled “city corridor” conferences with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and unbiased candidate Robert F. Kennedy forward of the nation’s November elections.
The transfer comes because the proprietor of the social media web site, Elon Musk, seems to be cozying as much as Trump, who’s reportedly contemplating the Tesla boss for a task within the White Home within the occasion of a victory, the Wall Avenue Journal reported earlier this week.
Musk mentioned in a tweet on Friday that the occasions “will probably be attention-grabbing,” confirming a report on the matter first made by Axios.
No dates or additional particulars got for the boards with the ex-president and Kennedy, which will probably be held together with cable community NewsNation.
Joe Biden was additionally prolonged an invite, however a supply near his marketing campaign instructed AFP the president is not going to take part and stays centered on the already deliberate pair of debates in opposition to Trump.
Since Musk’s 2022 acquisition of Twitter, the platform has taken a decidedly right-leaning flip, together with with the reinstatement of accounts of right-wing conspiracy theorists, in addition to Trump.
The platform has made a number of makes an attempt to draw conservative politicians, internet hosting, for instance, a Q&A when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis introduced he was working to be the Republican presidential candidate.
The launch occasion was overrun with glitches nevertheless. DeSantis later dropped out of the race, giving his assist to Trump.
Musk, who as soon as donated cash to Democrats, has more and more used his X account to relay xenophobic conspiracy theories, misinformation and a tough line on immigration that intently matches Trump’s.
Nonetheless, the South African-born tech guru has mentioned he is not going to give his monetary assist to both Trump or Biden on this 12 months’s election.
The transfer comes because the proprietor of the social media web site, Elon Musk, seems to be cozying as much as Trump, who’s reportedly contemplating the Tesla boss for a task within the White Home within the occasion of a victory, the Wall Avenue Journal reported earlier this week.
Musk mentioned in a tweet on Friday that the occasions “will probably be attention-grabbing,” confirming a report on the matter first made by Axios.
No dates or additional particulars got for the boards with the ex-president and Kennedy, which will probably be held together with cable community NewsNation.
Joe Biden was additionally prolonged an invite, however a supply near his marketing campaign instructed AFP the president is not going to take part and stays centered on the already deliberate pair of debates in opposition to Trump.
Since Musk’s 2022 acquisition of Twitter, the platform has taken a decidedly right-leaning flip, together with with the reinstatement of accounts of right-wing conspiracy theorists, in addition to Trump.
The platform has made a number of makes an attempt to draw conservative politicians, internet hosting, for instance, a Q&A when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis introduced he was working to be the Republican presidential candidate.
The launch occasion was overrun with glitches nevertheless. DeSantis later dropped out of the race, giving his assist to Trump.
Musk, who as soon as donated cash to Democrats, has more and more used his X account to relay xenophobic conspiracy theories, misinformation and a tough line on immigration that intently matches Trump’s.
Nonetheless, the South African-born tech guru has mentioned he is not going to give his monetary assist to both Trump or Biden on this 12 months’s election.
