Elon Musk is convinced Vice President Kamala Harris will shut down X if she wins the election, claiming her administration will “sic the DOJ” on his social media giant.
“There’s no way that the Kamala Harris puppet regime would allow X to exist,” the billionaire said during a lengthy sit-down on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast on Monday.
The Tesla founder made the prediction as he said he is still navigating the “advertiser boycotts” instigated by “left-wing NGOs” with “Orwellian names” ever since he purchased the platform in 2022, when it was still named Twitter.
“Some of the boycott is starting to lift and I think if Trump wins, I think we’ll probably see most of the boycott lift,” Musk said.
“But if Kamala wins, we will see that boycott get stronger. And they will freaking shut down [X].”
Asked if there was a pathway for a Harris administration to effectively shutter the platform, Musk — who has publicly endorsed Harris’ opponent, former president Donald Trump — responded bluntly, “Uh, yes.”
“They can sic the DOJ on [X],” he said.
“They have had this whole thing on hate speech, misinformation, or whatever, but they are the ones pushing misinformation. That doesn’t stop them from filing massive lawsuits and using the DOJ.”
Elsewhere in the interview, the SpaceX founder acknowledged his $44 billion purchase of the social media platform “a crazy move” and “way overpriced” — but suggested it was needed amid censorship fears.
“At the time, I think I said, ‘Look, this is existential to the United States. It’s existential to democracy,’” Musk said of his decision to acquire the company.
“If you don’t have freedom of speech, you don’t have democracy. If you don’t have freedom of speech, people cannot make an informed vote. If they are just being fed propaganda and there is no freedom of speech, democracy is an illusion.”
