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Elon Musk’s tumultuous offer to buy Twitter continued on Saturday when Tesla’s CEO took to the social media platform to support claims that “the game is set up” if his attempts fail.
“If the game is fair, Elon will buy Twitter. If the game is set up, there will be some reason why he can’t do it, “co-founder of venture capital firm Craft Ventures David Sachs said on Twitter. “We have yet to understand how deep the corruption is.”
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Musk responded to the comment with a simple “Really” – boosting his commitment to Twitter, including his latest push to buy the social media company.
Musk made an unsolicited $ 43 billion offer this week to buy Twitter after saying he had quietly become the largest shareholder and owned a 9.2 percent stake in the company.
Ticker Security Last Modified Change% TWTR TWITTER INC. 45.08 -0.77 -1.68%
Although soon after his demands, the Vanguard group overtook him as the largest shareholder, after reportedly acquiring 10.3% of the company.
The Twitter board responded on Friday, saying they would create a plan to block Musk’s attempts.
Musk criticized the social media site last month for what he saw as non-compliance with the principles of freedom of speech.
Elon Musk gestures as he speaks at a press conference at the SpaceX Starbase facility near the village of Boca Chica in South Texas on February 10, 2022 (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
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“Given that Twitter serves as a de facto public city square, non-compliance with the principles of freedom of speech fundamentally undermines democracy,” tweeted Musk, who has a staggering 82.2 million followers, on March 26. “What must be done?”
Musk has apparently decided that he needs to buy the social media company and add it to his list of businesses.
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk speaks at the inauguration of the Tesla Giga Texas Cyber Rodeo in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022 (SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Tesla’s CEO now relies on the social media platform as he fights the company’s board in an attempt to become the next owner of Twitter.
Musk responded to a Twitter user who stated that “one of the members of the Twitter board has never logged in to Twitter,” Telsa shareholder James Stevenson said, along with a photo of Twitter board member Robert Zoellick showing zero publications.
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“Imagine a Comcast board member who has never seen television,” he added.
Musk responded to the comment with a resounding “!”.
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