In a recent back-and-forth with Twitter users, Elon Musk revealed a bit about his current thinking on 2024 presidential politics.
In case you haven’t been following along, Musk can hardly be described as a conservative. He has stated that he essentially believes the modern left is crazy and the ‘woke mind virus’ is harmful to society (it is). That seems to shape much of his political thinking and actions with Twitter as of late.
It's been a week since @elonmusk brought Trump back… and without him even tweeting once…
The left can't handle it.https://t.co/7nv0RwtQvO
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) November 25, 2022
In response to this observation of Trump’s tweeting truancy, Elon Musk said that he didn’t care that Trump wasn’t tweeting, but he did accurately describe Trump’s suspension.
Trump did not violate Twitter’s terms of service (TOS). Trump did not break the law. Trump, while still President of the United States, was banned from Twitter because political actors blamed him for the actions of those who broke the law by rioting at the Capitol on January 6, and Twitter management agreed.
It was the wrong decision, and the Left hates Musk for recognizing it in a time when January 6 dogma is defended with the ferocity of an 11th century crusader.
I’m fine with Trump not tweeting. The important thing is that Twitter correct a grave mistake in banning his account, despite no violation of the law or terms of service.
Deplatforming a sitting President undermined public trust in Twitter for half of America.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2022
You don’t have to take our word for it that Musk is not, at heart, a conservative.
As a reminder, I was a significant supporter of the Obama-Biden presidency and (reluctantly) voted for Biden over Trump
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 26, 2022
This should also put to bed any illusions that every move Elon Musk makes is brilliant. He voted for Obama and Joe Biden.
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Still, his instincts on the Left are correct, and his recent moves with Twitter are definitely in the direction most conservatives favor.
But freedom of speech is the bedrock of a strong democracy and must take precedence.
My preference for the 2024 presidency is someone sensible and centrist. I had hoped that would the case for the Biden administration, but have been disappointed so far.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 26, 2022
This is the big picture view that drives Elon Musk. It has become increasingly clear that silencing opposing views is the lone defense of the modern Left, and Musk himself found himself in a front row seat of leftist ire when he started speaking up about it.
How did he think Joe Biden would be ‘sensible and centrist’? We can’t explain that one, other than to say most people don’t follow politics as closely as crazy people like us do. LOL.
That’s where things got interesting.
Would you support Ron DeSantis in 2024, Elon?
— Proud Elephant 🇺🇸🦅 (@ProudElephantUS) November 26, 2022
It’s a good question. Most see 2024 shaping up to be a full-scale primary war between former President Trump and Florida governor, Ron DeSantis.
Trump recently announced his intention to run again in 2024. Ron DeSantis has not yet made any pronouncement.
Yes
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 26, 2022
Short, to the point, and also possibly revealing. If things remain as they are (2024 is a long way off), it seems Musk would be plenty willing to support the GOP for president, despite pushing for divided government in the 2022 midterms.
What does this mean? Who knows? It’s interesting. As informed voters, it shouldn’t affect your opinion at all. As political observers, we all know things like this can have an impact. Elon Musk is a popular cultural figurehead currently. These things matter … usually more than they should.
To be clear, if you’re a hardcore Lefty (you must have clicked the wrong link), or more likely, if you’re a big fan of President Trump, your bigger concern would be whether this will have any impact on Twitter’s treatment of your candidate of choice.
Musk’s own follow-up was meant to address that concern.
But Twitter as a platform must be fair to all
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 26, 2022
That’s all we’ve ever asked for.
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