Conservatives take to Twitter to celebrate Musk's free speech victory

Twitter’s board on Monday unanimously accepted tech billionaire Elon Musk’s $44 billion offer to buy the social media platform – an outcome to the drawn out battle between the billionaire and the board which has been celebrated by conservatives as a victory for free speech.

According to Twitter’s board chairman Brett Taylor, the company “conducted a thoughtful and comprehensive process to assess Elon's proposal with a deliberate focus on value, certainty, and financing.”

Elon Musk is a self-described “free-speech absolutist” and has been critical of the platform and its CEO Parag Agrawal’s move to suppress speech on the platform – even banning prominent users including former President Donald Trump.

"Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated," Musk said in a statement. "I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans. Twitter has tremendous potential – I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it."

After the announcement was made, conservatives celebrated the return of free speech to Twitter – a platform many have long-accused of systematically suppressing their voices.

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan took to Twitter to write, “Free speech is making a comeback.”

Free speech is making a comeback. https://t.co/WMWZ4A4yHd

— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) April 25, 2022

Actor James Woods tweeted that although he is generally uninterested in many of Musk’s products, he considers the billionaire a hero.

I’ve never been a proponent of electric cars, nor do I ever wish to fly into space.

That said, @elonmusk is a hero. He proved that capitalism will crush socialism every time. #BravoElonMusk

— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) April 26, 2022

“I’ve never been a proponent of electric cars, nor do I ever wish to fly into space. That said, @elonmusk  is a hero. He proved that capitalism will crush socialism every time. #BravoElonMusk,” he wrote.

Sports journalist and lawyer Clay Travis called Musk’s victory over the board an “absolutely monstrous win for free speech on social media,” joking that the left’s “rigged marketplace of ideas is dying.”

Elon Musk has officially purchased Twitter for $54.20 a share. Absolutely monstrous win for free speech on social media. Feast on the left wing blue check tears as they realize their rigged marketplace of ideas is dying. Glorious.

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) April 25, 2022

Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn posted a series of tweets celebrating the day, reminding her audience that “free speech is a foundation of American democracy.”

Elon Musk buying Twitter terrifies the left because they don’t want their power to censor conservatives threatened.

— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) April 25, 2022

The Tennessee senator also noted that “Elon Musk buying Twitter terrifies the left because they don’t want their power to censor conservatives threatened.”

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio also dug into the left by saying they want to “silence anyone who exposes how far outside the mainstream their views on immigration, crime, race, gender & free speech are.”

The cultural marxists are freaking out about @twitter because they want to continue to silence anyone who exposes how far outside the mainstream their views on immigration, crime, race, gender & free speech are

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) April 26, 2022

The board-approved deal is expected to close this year, subject to the approval of the company’s stockholders, the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other contractual conditions.

According to Twitter’s board chairman Brett Taylor, the company “conducted a thoughtful and comprehensive process to assess Elon's proposal with a deliberate focus on value, certainty, and financing.”