'This is False': Elon Musk Disputes Devin Nunes' Claim Trump 'Encouraged' Him to Buy Twitter

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Source: mediaite.com



By Alex Griffing May 6th, 2022, 12:29 pm


The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, said a claim from Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes that former President Donald Trump had “encouraged” him to buy Twitter is “false.”

Musk replied to a story in the New York Post about the Nunes claim, writing, “This is false. I’ve had no communication, directly or indirectly, with Trump, who has publicly stated that he will be exclusively on Truth Social.”

Trump founded Truth social in October 2021 to offer what claimed would be a censorship-free platform free from content moderation, which has not been the case.

The Post story details Nunes’ remarks earlier in the day on Fox Business. Host Stuart Varney asked the former Republican Congressman about where Truth Social is left if Musk is able to turn Twitter around.

“We’re all for it,” Nunes replied, brushing off any suggestion that Truth Social’s business model may be flawed.

Nunes continued and made the claim Musk blasted as “false”:............................................



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Looks like Elon Musk is calling Devin Nunes and Donald Trump liars. twitter.com/elonmusk/statu…

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[JohnSJ]

1. This is a tough one. If you have two liars, which one to believe? In this case I believe Musk

[TreasonousBastard]

2. I don't believe either one, and if I gave a shit I would wait and see.

[JohnSJ]

3. I don't care either

[JI7]

14. What has Musk lied about ?

[JohnSJ]

15. He lied about taking Tesla public. He lied about calling one of the Thai rescuers a "pedo guy" who

helped rescue the boys soccer team trapped in a cave. He lied that he had no intention of buying twitter, and several days later said he was.

He has had a tendency to stretch the truth about a lot of things, including spewing misinformation about Covid

He isn’t a nice person or an honest one

[LudwigPastorius]

4. Who the hell knows?

They are both inveterate liars.

[TheRealNorth]

5. Mark my words....

Musk will buy Truth Social and merge it with Twitter. And Trump and Nunes will get paid. Bigly.

[3825-87867]

7. or after Musk buys twitter...

he will buy Truth Social for a billion cash direct to trump!

just a thought in a worst case scenario...

gets around political donations, eh?

and will show the POS he really is.

[Emile]

6. Well you have to believe professional golfer Donald Trump. Has he told you

how good of a golfer he is?

[Cha]

8. Newsflash.. Nunes is False & tffg

does nothing but Lie.

💙💛

[ZonkerHarris]

9. Fuck all 3 of those guys.

[Turbineguy]

10. Musk is way too smart to take advice from trump.

[UpInArms]

11. lay down with dogs

get up with fleas

[Marcuse]

12. Apparantly Nunes' skill set was transferable to the private sector.

?

[rockfordfile]

13. It's probably true

[twodogsbarking]

16. Aren't all three liars?