Biden Frets That Free Speech ‘Absolutist’ Elon Musk Bought Twitter That ‘Spews Lies’
President Joe Biden fretted over Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter in remarks at a Democratic fundraiser on Friday, saying “we are all worried” that Musk—a self-avowed free speech “absolutist”—bought a platform that “spews lies across the world.”
Biden made the remarks at a Democratic fundraiser in Rosemont, Illinois, on the same day that Twitter laid off half of its workforce but said cuts were smaller among staff responsible for content moderation and preventing the spread of misinformation.
“And now what are we all worried about: Elon Musk goes out and buys an outfit that sends—that spews lies all across the world,” Biden said….