‘He’s a Genius’: Kara Swisher Praises Elon Musk, Says ‘He’s Done Very Well’ After $44 Billion Twitter Purchase

Morgan Dave Smith Elon ░░░░░░░░ a force for good ░░░░░░░░ bad or a bit ░░░░░░░░ both Smith Well I ░░░░░░░░ sure he s a ░░░░░░░░ of both but like ░░░░░░░░ else I don t ░░░░░░░░ I try not to ░░░░░░░░ into this like game ░░░░░░░░ psychoanalyzing what people s ░░░░░░░░ are I m sure ░░░░░░░░ m guilty of it ░░░░░░░░ times too Look obviously ░░░░░░░░ are conflicts of interests ░░░░░░░░ there are you know ░░░░░░░░ Musk is going to ░░░░░░░░ his own incentives which ░░░░░░░░ true for every rich ░░░░░░░░ donor It s the ░░░░░░░░ the American political system ░░░░░░░░ set up whether anyone ░░░░░░░░ the panel likes it ░░░░░░░░ not We werent choosing ░░░░░░░░ no influential donors or ░░░░░░░░ Musk We were choosing ░░░░░░░░ you know George Soros ░░░░░░░░ Miriam Adelson I mean ░░░░░░░░ s just the reality ░░░░░░░░ the situation I think ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk buying Twitter ░░░░░░░░ 44 billion which certainly ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ tough to convince me ░░░░░░░░ that was motivated financially ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ was like the best ░░░░░░░░ scheme But I think ░░░░░░░░ buying Twitter SWISHER He ░░░░░░░░ done very well with ░░░░░░░░ He s done very ░░░░░░░░ with it Smith Well ░░░░░░░░ You re kind of ░░░░░░░░ okay well you re ░░░░░░░░ of stuck between a ░░░░░░░░ and a hard place ░░░░░░░░ because that does seem ░░░░░░░░ make him a genius ░░░░░░░░ you want to deny ░░░░░░░░ SWISHER I think he ░░░░░░░░ a genius I Morgan ░░░░░░░░ that one point on ░░░░░░░░ one point about the ░░░░░░░░ SWISHER He is a ░░░░░░░░ investor I will give ░░░░░░░░ that Morgan Well let ░░░░░░░░ tell you why he ░░░░░░░░ a genius He bought ░░░░░░░░ then he went all ░░░░░░░░ on Trump Trump wins ░░░░░░░░ just by Trump winning ░░░░░░░░ stake Musk s stake ░░░░░░░░ Tesla made him 100 ░░░░░░░░ which is more than ░░░░░░░░ the valuation that he ░░░░░░░░ for X So that ░░░░░░░░ business genius SWISHER Tesla ░░░░░░░░ car deliveries are down ░░░░░░░░ is astonishing Morgan Of ░░░░░░░░ But again that s ░░░░░░░░ would say that s ░░░░░░░░ form of genius Dave ░░░░░░░░ your point Smith Well ░░░░░░░░ I mean the broader ░░░░░░░░ and the reason why ░░░░░░░░ has gained so much ░░░░░░░░ hardcore support over the ░░░░░░░░ couple of years is ░░░░░░░░ again it goes back ░░░░░░░░ the stuff that we ░░░░░░░░ talking about at the ░░░░░░░░ He bought Twitter and ░░░░░░░░ to make it a ░░░░░░░░ speech platform Now by ░░░░░░░░ way my biggest critic ░░░░░░░░ him is that he ░░░░░░░░ fallen short of that ░░░░░░░░ and there are still ░░░░░░░░ who are censored there ░░░░░░░░ still people who are ░░░░░░░░ kicked off and I ░░░░░░░░ t think he s ░░░░░░░░ a great job of ░░░░░░░░ the rules very clear ░░░░░░░░ then applying them equally ░░░░░░░░ the board But there ░░░░░░░░ just no question that ░░░░░░░░ so many of us ░░░░░░░░ was the big fear ░░░░░░░░ the last eight years ░░░░░░░░ that we could be ░░░░░░░░ we wouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ to speak up and ░░░░░░░░ tell the truth as ░░░░░░░░ see it anymore and ░░░░░░░░ protected a lot of ░░░░░░░░ or at least gave ░░░░░░░░ the feeling that we ░░░░░░░░ much more protected than ░░░░░░░░ were back then Morgan ░░░░░░░░