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Tucker Carlson heralds Musk takeover of Twitter, slams fired CEO for ‘destroying our freedom’

By Jack Birle October 28, 2022 | updated 3 years ago

Tucker Carlson heralds Musk takeover of Twitter, slams fired CEO for 'destroying our freedom'

Fox News host Tucker Carlson applauded Elon Musk for closing the deal to takeover Twitter and looking to “restore free speech” on his show Thursday.

In his remarks Carlson also expressed his delight in CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO Ned Segal leaving their posts at the social media giant. They were reportedly fired and were hastily pushed out of the building.

ELON MUSK OFFICIALLY TAKES OVER TWITTER AS CEO AND CFO LEAVE BUILDING

“Elon Musk officially owns Twitter. He bought it not to make money but to restore free speech to America. If he actually does that, this country will change forever. Immediately after the news came out, the CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal, who came to this country and immediately started destroying our freedom, and the CFO Ned Segal, are both gone,” Carlson.

The host of Fox News’sTucker Carlson Tonight, the top rated cable news show that attracts millions of views a night, also expressed cautious optimism for the future saying, “we’ll see what happens it could be amazing.”

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Musk formally completed his acquisition of Twitter on Thursday night after months of uncertainty, with the billionaire looking to expand free speech on the platform and make the social media giant profitable.

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