Biden Says Musk Bought Platform That ‘Spews Lies’ Around World
- Musk is planning to lay off roughly half the company’s workers
- Civil rights groups are worried about rise in hate speech
Joe Biden
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President Joe Biden criticized Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter Inc., saying the social media platform was responsible for spewing lies.
Biden made the remarks as an aside during a fundraiser in Chicago on Friday evening as he warned donors about the effect the Nov. 8 midterms would have on the coming years.