Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk confirms that he is “out for blood” after asking why Twitter has allowed a 2016 tweet featuring a debunked lie from former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to remain on the platform despite a new revelation revealing that Clinton personally signed off on spreading the fake news in 2016.
Earlier today Clinton’s former campaign manager, Robby Mook, testified in court that Clinton personally signed off on the decision to send the Trump-Russia hoax involving Alfa Bank, the top private bank in Russia, to reporters.
Musk, who recently said he intends to vote Republican for the first time, questioned why Twitter is allowing the blatantly fake information proffered by Clinton during the 2016 campaign to remain on the platform despite the hoax Clinton referred to having been debunked for years, and despite Twitter saying it would begin adding “additional context” to tweets containing misinformation or disinformation earlier this week.
The interaction came after a Twitter user tagged Musk in response to Clinton’s 2016 tweet and wrote, “I have reported this tweet as misleading disinformation to the powers that be at @twitter.”
@elonmusk I have reported this tweet as misleading disinformation to the powers that be at @twitter . I would be interested to know if, when you receive control over the company, anything was done with this at any level. Pls advise soonest.
— VeeSPIKE (@veespike) May 20, 2022
“You are absolutely correct,” Musk replied.
“That tweet is a Clinton campaign hoax for which their campaign lawyer is undergoing a criminal trial,” the African American billionaire added, before tagging Twitter’s CEO and top lawyer.
.@paraga and @vijaya, what say you?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2022
Musk was commenting following the revelation from Mook, which happened as part of the criminal trial against Michael Sussmann, who is alleged to have been paid by the Clinton campaign to convince the FBI to investigate 45th President Donald Trump over Democrat disinformation. Sussmann pleaded not guilty.
“Bet most people still don’t know that a Clinton campaign lawyer, using campaign funds, created an elaborate hoax about Trump and Russia,” wrote Musk in response to Republican Rep. Jim Jordan’s tweet about the ongoing Michael Sussmann trial.
“Makes you wonder what else is fake.”
All true.
Bet most people still don’t know that a Clinton campaign lawyer, using campaign funds, created an elaborate hoax about Trump and Russia.
Makes you wonder what else is fake.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2022
In the same thread, Musk confirmed he is “out for blood,” a remark that comes as Musk embraces the Republican Party, describing it as the only viable alternative to the Democratic Party, which he recently wrote spreads a “woke mind virus” that will destroy humanity and prevent his ultimate goal of colonizing Mars.
“I am indeed out for blood,” wrote Musk.
I am indeed out for blood
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2022
That remark also comes after Musk was accused of behaving inappropriately with a flight attendant in 2018.
Musk forcefully denied the accusation and claims the accuser is attempting to stop his purchase of Twitter, and claimed that the accuser is a “far left activist/actress” with a “major political axe to grind” against him.
When one Twitter user attempted to contradict Musk’s summary of the Russia hoax, Musk took issue.
“Sussmann himself admitted billing Clinton Campaign to pay for him to present Russia hoax to FBI!” Musk added, “This is not even questioned by the defense.”
He added that he “donated to & voted for Hillary, so am doubly pissed off about those funds being used for lying.”
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Sussmann himself admitted billing Clinton Campaign to pay for him to present Russia hoax to FBI! This is not even questioned by the defense.
Btw, I donated to & voted for Hillary, so am doubly pissed off about those funds being used for lying.https://t.co/PtFgYzpXQN
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2022
Infusing a political issue that receives air time on Fox News with millennial humor, Musk also wrote, “Suss man.”
Sus man
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2022
