Elon Lays Down His Agenda in Letter to Twitter Heads

Elon publicly announced Thursday morning that Twitter was up for sale.

I had previously predicted that he might do this, noting that turning down the board position freed him to make such a move because he then wasn’t limited to how much of the company he could buy. He was stating that he believed there needed to be changes.

Now, his letter to the Twitter leadership lays out his agenda — he intends to save free speech on the platform.

According to him, he believed his $41.39 billion offer was necessary in order to guarantee free speech. However, he offered $54.20 per shares which was 18% more than the stock price the previous day. Elon’s classic Elon maneuver about 4/20/weed also explains why the price fell. This involves a large chunk of Elon’s $256 billion net wealth.

Sky News

“I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy,” he said in a letter to Twitter chairman Bret Taylor.

“Since making my investment I now realise the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form.

“Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company.”

“My offer is my best and final offer and if it is not accepted, I would need to reconsider my position as a shareholder,” he added.

He said “this is not a threat, it’s simply not a good investment without the changes that need to be made”.

He said he does not have “confidence in management” and does not believe he can “drive the necessary change” while the company is still public.

He said the company’s shareholders will “love” the deal due to its high price.

Market did indeed rise, as shares jumped 12 percent in the first trading session. It would be a great deal for shareholders, who would enjoy it like bandits.

That’s putting a bear hug on the company and if he walks away, the shares may tank, so the board knows that, too.

You know that the management, like Parag Agrawal and some of the leftist Twitter employees, have to be tearing their hair out — and it’s going to be glorious to behold. Elon knows that change isn’t going to come unless he forces it and it looks like he’s decided to make it happen, come hell or high water. Let’s get started on the takeover!

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