X owner Elon Musk hinted Friday that he might buy MSNBC, mainly to amuse himself and his followers as the network continues to haemorrhage viewers, losing more than half its audience in just days.
Elon entertained the idea in a response to a post by Donald Trump, Jr. highlighting that Comcast is looking to jettison cable properties from its flagship NBC News.
Elon asked “how much does it cost?” Just as he previously did with Twitter in 2022.
How much does it cost?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 22, 2024
People quickly made the comparison, and Elon entertained it.
Round 2. pic.twitter.com/CL9slnBH0b
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 22, 2024
The most entertaining outcome, especially if ironic, is most likely ? https://t.co/YX2EznXfoF
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 22, 2024
— Megagem ? (@MAGAGEM1) November 22, 2024
Joe Rogan ‘promised’ to become a presenter on Musk’s MSNBC:
Deal ???
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 23, 2024
Imagine if Musk and Rogan became Maddow’s bosses.
This would be hilarious ?? imagine the looks on their faces when Elon walks in ?
— James (@James_0086) November 22, 2024
A preview of MSNBC under the control of @elonmusk and @DonaldJTrumpJr pic.twitter.com/1CvwY3G8Vj
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) November 24, 2024
She already had a massive pay cut.
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow’s salary reportedly cut by $5M despite being ‘ratings Viagra’ – as parent company Comcast deals with ‘difficult time’ https://t.co/obA4hhLFPM pic.twitter.com/akXpAEbKQY
— New York Post (@nypost) November 21, 2024
Glorious.
They pay her -more- than $5M to spew that BS. No wonder they’re going broke.
— Carey (@Americanmom74) November 21, 2024
She gets paid 30 mil a year to broadcast one day per week https://t.co/zeQzvyBk1h
— Ryan Grannan-Doll (@BostonHanSolo) November 22, 2024
The years really fly by pic.twitter.com/3l0a6zKQeZ
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2024
Musk would also become Joy Reid’s boss. For a moment.
Elon should buy it just to fire Joy Reid ?
— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) November 12, 2024
Who could Musk replace her with?
Buy it, fire all the hacks, & fill schedule with Podcasters.@megynkelly @RuthlessPodcast @joeroganhq @realDailyWire @charliekirk11 @benshapiro @RubinReport @brettcooper_ooc @michaeljknowles @LaraLeaTrump @piersmorgan @TuckerCarlson
— sarainitaly ??? (@sarainitaly) November 22, 2024
Russell Brand @TheoVon @StuDoesAmerica …
And the final boss would be…
He needs to buy it and put Alex Jones in charge.
— SaltyGoat (@SaltyGoat17) November 22, 2024
How big of an FU would that be??
The name would have to change.
This…. Is Twitter News…. Live, from our Washington DC headquarters…
— Manuel Calavera (@ManuelSanchezX) November 22, 2024
(Yeah, I want it named back to Twitter) pic.twitter.com/AFOg1bWtFk
Musk Broadcast Corporation?
— Paul A. Szypula ?? (@Bubblebathgirl) November 22, 2024
Make news great again Elon.
MSNBC becomes MAGA National News Network
— Anders Jen (@rebelredsonfire) November 22, 2024
Or…
Just created $DOGETV coz we never know ?https://t.co/iETLE8j1Fr
— MonsieuRabbit – NFT News (@MonsieuRabbit) November 22, 2024
Probably the best suggestion is…
Cable News is a relic of the 80's and 90's – let it die.
— Source of Grey Hair (@freechewy) November 12, 2024
Elon is still tempted though…
And lead us not into temptation … pic.twitter.com/0FG24fdwUc
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2024
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2024
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It will only have a few employees, AI voices reading news off of the wire, while showing the footage.
Note this “rich guy does nothing positive with his wealth.the anti trust laws need applied.
Then it has to apply to Bill Gates, George Soros, Alphabet, and Apple.
A little like you do nothing positive with your internet subscription. Anti trust means there is no competition. Clearly not the case here with several very wealthy left-leaning messaging app owners.