Elon Musk on Buying Twitter and Turning It Into X

Elon Musk is the billionaire entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX who made headlines in 2022 by acquiring Twitter for $44 billion and subsequently rebranding it as X. During his appearance on JRE episode 2054, Musk discussed his vision for transforming the social media platform into an "everything app" while addressing controversies surrounding free speech, content moderation, and his management decisions. Joe brought him on because Musk's acquisition of Twitter was one of the biggest tech stories in recent years, making him a fascinating guest to explore his motivations and plans for the platform's future. The conversation gave listeners rare insight into one of the most influential and polarizing figures in tech today.