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Ted Cruz: “Elon came in, he spent nearly $50 billion to buy Twitter and…”

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Europe Fines Elon Musk, Trying to Enforce Censorship in America, plus Tucker Carlson Buys Home in...

Published | Video Starts at 03:16

The single most important step for free speech in our lifetimes was Elon Musk's buying Twitter. Twitter was actively censoring conservative views. It was promoting left wing views. Elon came in, he spent nearly $50 billion to buy Twitter and it transformed it because he created a free speech oasis. It is now the public square. And I will say without exaggeration, I don't know that Donald Trump wins in 2024. (03:16–03:25)

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