Elon Musk claims Kamala Harris will unseat X for president

Elon Musk is convinced Vice President Kamala Harris will shut down X if she wins the election, claiming her administration will attack the DOJ over its social media giant.

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

The Tesla founder made this prediction when he said that since purchasing the platform in 2022, when it was still called Twitter, he was still struggling with the “advertising boycotts” carried out by “left-wing NGOs” with “Orwellian names.” “would be instigated.

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

“But if Kamala wins, we will see the boycott become stronger. And they’ll fucking shut down (X).”

Asked whether there was a way for a Harris administration to effectively shut down the platform, Musk — who has publicly supported Harris' opponent, former President Donald Trump — replied bluntly: “Uh, yeah.”

“You can bring (X) to the attention of the DOJ,” he said.

“They had this whole thing about hate speech, misinformation or whatever, but they are the ones spreading misinformation. That doesn’t stop them from filing massive lawsuits and using the DOJ.”

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

“I think I said at the time, 'Look, this is existential for the United States.' “It’s existential for democracy,” Musk said of his decision to take over the company.

“If there is no freedom of expression, there is no democracy. If there is no freedom of expression, people cannot vote informedly. If they are only fed propaganda and there is no freedom of expression, democracy is an illusion.”