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The new owner of Twitter, the billionaire Elon Musk, sparked controversy over the weekend for sharing an article about a conspiracy theory about the attack on Paul Pelosi, but when questioned he got upset and then deleted the tweet.
Musk responded to a tweet from former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who spoke about an article claiming that the husband of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi (California), “was drunk” the day of the attack and, moreover, was with a “prostitute”.
Clinton pointed out that the site that produced this conspiracy theory was part of the platform of the Republican Party.
“It is scandalous, but it is not surprising, that violence is the result. As citizens we must hold them accountable for their words and the actions they take,” Clinton said.
Then came Musk’s tweet.
“There is a slim chance there is more to this story than meets the eye,” he tweeted.
The New York Times questioned that Musk had shared an article from a site that is known for producing unsubstantiated texts, fake news.
“Elon Musk, in a tweet, shares the link of a site that is known for publishing false news”, says the headline of the Times.
Musk responded to this: “This is fake: I didn’t tweet a link! to The New York Times!”. Musk then deleted the fake news tweet.
The message from the new owner of Twitter has generated more than half a million likes, in addition to almost 70,000 comments, including from several high-level people who shared the tweet that Musk deleted .
Several users question the behavior of Musk, who will now regulate the behavior of tweeters.
The renowned journalist Brendan Keefer was among those who shared the tweet deleted by Musk.
“You deleted it. Here’s a reminder,” he said.
Even Jimmy Kimmel spoke in his style about Musk’s behavior .
“It’s been interesting, for years, watching you blossom as the electric car guy into a complete piece of shit,” he tweeted. .
The owner of Twitter has no longer responded after the controversy he unleashed.
The attack on Paul Pelosi last week remains under investigation, but new information from the Police indicate that David Wayne DePap was wearing used handcuff tapes.
Several Republican leaders have expressed their rejection of violence, with the exception of former President Donald Trump.