Non-Hellscape Owner Elon Musk Spreads Outrageous Conspiracy Theory On Paul Pelosi Attack In Response To Hillary Clinton Tweet
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Self-styled Chief Twit Elon Musk responded to a tweet from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ripping Republicans over the attack on Paul Pelosi by sharing an outrageous conspiracy theory from a fringe website.
A suspect named David DePape allegedly broke into Speaker Pelosi’s San Francisco home early Friday morning and violently attacked her husband Paul while asking for the speaker’s whereabouts. He has since been found to hold a raft of MAGA beliefs and grievances promoted by Trump and his supporters.
The assault has shaken the political world and sparked blistering denunciations of former President Donald Trump and his political acolytes who have stoked the grievances that fueled the alleged suspect from people like President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
On Saturday, Secretary Clinton tweeted “The Republican Party and its mouthpieces now regularly spread hate and deranged conspiracy theories. It is shocking, but not surprising, that violence is the result. As citizens, we must hold them accountable for their words and the actions that follow.”
Musk — who recently addressed concerns about his acquisition of Twitter by promising “cannot become a free-for-all hellscape” — responded to Clinton by writing “There is a tiny possibility there might be more to this story than meets the eye,” and linking to an article from a fringe website promoting an outrageous conspiracy theory about the attack.
As one Twitter user pointed out, the site is “the same outlet that reported Hillary Clinton had died and been replaced by a body double for a debate with Trump.”
The irony and the outrage were not lost on Blue-Check Twitter users.
“The owner of Twitter is literally spreading misinformation,” wrote Bill Scher of Politico fame.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was more blunt, writing “it has been interesting, over the years, to watch you blossom from the electric car guy into a fully-formed piece of shit.”
They were not alone:
https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1586719202613886978
