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Is Elon Owned Twitter a Threat to Trump?

If Elon does buy Twitter, do a lot of these things just sort of die on the vine as a result? Maybe. It's very clear and I've been hearing this from like the Republican, you know, right wing online ecosystem for a while that they don't even care about who ends up being the winner. They just want an opportunity to show that they are a powerful force,. Right-wingers have so much money. Look at Rebecca Mercer. All these folks, Peter Thiel now, they have somuch money to throw at these things in just a bid for cultural influence and cultural relevancy.

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