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There’s an interesting and hilarious development currently happening on X, formerly known as Twitter. Donald Trump Jr. is trying to talk Elon Musk into buying MSNBC.
This comes after the news broke that Comcast is planning to spin off several cable television channels, including MSNBC, CNBC, USA, E!, Oxygen, and SyFy, following a sharp decline in MSNBC’s ratings.
Prominent X user ‘Wall Street Mav’ wrote in a post last week, “Comcast is putting MSNBC up for sale. CNN just announced massive layoffs coming. Maybe the new owners will figure out that lying non-stop to your audience is a lousy business model.”
Friday morning, Trump Jr. wrote, “Hey @elonmusk I have the funniest idea ever!!!”
“How much does it cost?” Musk asked.
How much does it cost?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 22, 2024
Podcast host Mario Nawfal retorted, “I hear it’s about $ 8 billion for the lot of them… but if you fire Maddow, you’d instantly save $30 million a year…”
I hear it’s about $ 8 billion for the lot of them… but if you fire Maddow, you’d instantly save $30 million a year…https://t.co/rTAmOBhpz2
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) November 22, 2024
Trump Jr. responded to Musk, “I mean it can’t be much. Look at the ratings.”
😂
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 22, 2024
A parody account for Elon Musk jumped into the melee.
“MSNBC is going up for sale. Should I buy it? I would like to fire Rachel Maddow (for fun) and then turn it into a channel that reports the top stories from X each day. Citizen reporting on cable news!” the Musk parody account wrote.
“💯💯💯,” responded Trump Jr.
💯💯💯
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 22, 2024
Podcast Joe Rogan then piped up, writing, “If you buy MSNBC I would like Rachael Maddow’s job. I will wear the same outfit and glasses, and I will tell the same lies.”
“This is getting really interesting. It has to happen,” quipped Trump Jr.
“Maybe I should show up there with a sink 😂,” Musk joked, in reference to a stunt he pulled when he purchased Twitter.
Maybe I should show up there with a sink 😂
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 22, 2024
Brick Suit jokingly posted an AI image of Joe Rogan as Rachel Maddow.
Make this happen Elon. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/gBcPxVi6Ol
— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) November 22, 2024
“Ok @elonmusk & @joerogan. Since this is getting interesting I’ll throw my hat in the ring as well. I’ll mimic Lawrence O’Donnell… minus the castration of course. That’s a bridge too far,” joked Trump Jr.
Ok @elonmusk & @joerogan. Since this is getting interesting I’ll throw my hat in the ring as well. I’ll mimic Lawrence O’Donnell… minus the castration of course. That’s a bridge too far. https://t.co/nYUQTYJKdn
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 23, 2024
“This could be incredibly fun. MSNBC should be streaming The War On Children after you buy it. It may just wake some of their audience up!” suggested conservative filmmaker Robby Starbuck.
This could be incredibly fun. MSNBC should be streaming The War On Children after you buy it. It may just wake some of their audience up!
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) November 22, 2024
Reactions are pouring in… below is just a small sampling:
COMING SOON @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/Ptq2Co8NIq
— Alec Lace (@AlecLace) November 22, 2024
Expected valuation of $7 billion — and you get CNBC and Oxygen too! basically 1/6th of what twitter went for… cheap!
— Trish Regan (@trish_regan) November 22, 2024
HELL YEAH !!!!!!!!
BUY IT NOW !!!!!!!!!!
— Philip Anderson (@VoteHarrisOut) November 22, 2024
Please
— Kevin Sorbo (@ksorbs) November 22, 2024
Jen Psaki is about to hit the unemployment line.
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) November 22, 2024
Do it!!! 🔥 🔥 🔥 pic.twitter.com/4g2m2hoc3C
— Sadie Supa Doge (@SadieSupaDoge) November 22, 2024
If you buy it, buy it cheap. Not like Twitter. Don’t overpay.
Get a Bargain Basement price for it. Then make it X News Network.
XNN
— marianne tioran (@mtioran) November 22, 2024
This is a developing story… stay tuned for updates!
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