Stelter: ‘Pretty Ironic’ if Elon Musk Buys MSNBC and Turns It ‘Friendly’ to Trump

TAUSCHE We ve also ░░░░░░░░ this evolution of Musk ░░░░░░░░ own social media presence ░░░░░░░░ the course of the ░░░░░░░░ now post election really ░░░░░░░░ becoming a bully pulpit ░░░░░░░░ his views and the ░░░░░░░░ that he s espousing ░░░░░░░░ behalf of the Trump ░░░░░░░░ I mean how do ░░░░░░░░ see that evolving going ░░░░░░░░ STELTER Yeah When you ░░░░░░░░ back to the first ░░░░░░░░ presidency and all of ░░░░░░░░ debates that were had ░░░░░░░░ Trump s tweets and ░░░░░░░░ seriously to take the ░░░░░░░░ s tweets and there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of arguments ░░░░░░░░ then Don t read ░░░░░░░░ much into it Don ░░░░░░░░ take it seriously Well ░░░░░░░░ forward eight years The ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is joined ░░░░░░░░ the hip by the ░░░░░░░░ of the old platform ░░░░░░░░ now known as X ░░░░░░░░ every tweet Musk posts ░░░░░░░░ now scrutinized very carefully ░░░░░░░░ clues about what he ░░░░░░░░ do or not do ░░░░░░░░ know So I think ░░░░░░░░ solves this ends the ░░░░░░░░ about how important these ░░░░░░░░ media platforms are Over ░░░░░░░░ weekend for example Musk ░░░░░░░░ joking I think about ░░░░░░░░ trying to buy MSNBC ░░░░░░░░ seems he s just ░░░░░░░░ to troll Comcast is ░░░░░░░░ making MSNBC up for ░░░░░░░░ right now Maybe something ░░░░░░░░ change in a few ░░░░░░░░ But those tweets those ░░░░░░░░ from Musk those memes ░░░░░░░░ he s posting it ░░░░░░░░ speaks to his power ░░░░░░░░ his center of power ░░░░░░░░ this incoming administration TAUSCHE ░░░░░░░░ elaborate on that potential ░░░░░░░░ He used some of ░░░░░░░░ same phrasing that he ░░░░░░░░ a few years ago ░░░░░░░░ he ended up actually ░░░░░░░░ Twitter when he said ░░░░░░░░ much is it just ░░░░░░░░ casually I mean it ░░░░░░░░ seem that yes there ░░░░░░░░ a fair amount of ░░░░░░░░ going on right now ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ is cleaving off a ░░░░░░░░ of the business that ░░░░░░░░ potentially be an affordable ░░░░░░░░ Do you think that ░░░░░░░░ s there s any ░░░░░░░░ that it s more ░░░░░░░░ a joke STELTER Well ░░░░░░░░ inside MSNBC are taking ░░░░░░░░ s comments seriously Whether ░░░░░░░░ s trolling or not ░░░░░░░░ is a serious undercurrent ░░░░░░░░ this and it is ░░░░░░░░ following In some countries ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen democratic ░░░░░░░░ where some oppositional media ░░░░░░░░ have been captured by ░░░░░░░░ government a process known ░░░░░░░░ media capture this is ░░░░░░░░ what happens An ally ░░░░░░░░ the leader like Musk ░░░░░░░░ in and buys a ░░░░░░░░ outlet that is viewed ░░░░░░░░ oppositional and then he ░░░░░░░░ the content and makes ░░░░░░░░ more friendly to the ░░░░░░░░ in power That has ░░░░░░░░ before in other countries ░░░░░░░░ s part of the ░░░░░░░░ when even if Elon ░░░░░░░░ is just joking that ░░░░░░░░ part of the concern ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ But at the moment ░░░░░░░░ spin off that Comcast ░░░░░░░░ doing will take at ░░░░░░░░ a year to complete ░░░░░░░░ s no immediate sale ░░░░░░░░ any of that I ░░░░░░░░ told that is planned ░░░░░░░░ the idea that Musk ░░░░░░░░ about it he likes ░░░░░░░░ say The most ironic ░░░░░░░░ is the most likely ░░░░░░░░ in this case it ░░░░░░░░ be pretty ironic if ░░░░░░░░ controlled MSNBC TAUSCHE Yeah ░░░░░░░░ still have more than ░░░░░░░░ year of tea leaf ░░░░░░░░ to do Brian we ░░░░░░░░ you helping us do ░░░░░░░░ on this Sunday evening ░░░░░░░░ you for joining us.”