Saturday, 23 November 2024

Elon Musk Hints Of Purchasing Left-Leaning Network

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Elon Musk hinted at the possibility of purchasing MSNBC, which faces plunging ratings and a network sell-off.

The left-leaning network is panicking after Comcast announced it plans to spin off the channel into a separate publicly traded company, with the potential of changing its name.

Musk responded to a post from Donald Trump Jr. suggesting he purchase the network.

“Hey @elonmusk I have the funniest idea ever!!!” Trump Jr. wrote.

“How much does it cost?” Musk asked.

“The most entertaining outcome, especially if ironic, is most likely,” Musk said.

The Blaze reports:

The reshuffling at Comcast led MSNBC to reportedly renegotiate a contract with “ratings Viagra” host Rachel Maddow and give her a pay cut of $5 million down from $30 million.

Critics of Musk have accused him of influencing the election by allowing what they perceive as misinformation to flourish on Twitter, which he purchased and renamed X. While left-wing criticism led to an exodus of advertisers on the platform initially, Musk declared victory when many of them decided to return to the popular application.

“Just want to say that we super appreciate major brands resuming advertising on our platform!” Musk replied.

Bill O’Reilly said Comcast is “uncoupling” MSNBC from NBC News.

He said it must throw MSNBC “overboard.”

“They’re not putting anything into MSNBC. They want to sell it,” O’Reilly said.

“You can get MSNBC for nothing,” he added.

“They’ll give it to you. They don’t want any more of this. Why? Because it’s hateful. Not because it’s so far-left. The whole NBC Comcast hierarchy is far-left. But it’s hateful. They hate Trump. They hate people who vote for Trump. Everybody knows that,” he explained.

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From the New York Post:

MSNBC stars Rachel Maddow, Chris Jansing and Katy Tur joined a tense 10 a.m. meeting at 30 Rock in Midtown led by NBCUniversal chairman Mark Lazarus, who will lead the new company, sources told The Post.

Staffers fearing looming layoffs peppered him with questions about whether the network will need to change its name, logos and headquarters after reports surfaced that the new entity could be cut off from the reporting muscle of NBC News, sources said.

Lazarus told MSNBC staffers he wasn’t sure whether the network would have to change its identity or its home, according to insiders.

“Everyone is in a panic because everything is up in the air,” one MSNBC source told The Post.

Another insider close to the network added: “People don’t really know what’s going on. They had the election, holidays are coming up. People are tired and just trying to get through.”

MSNBC declined to comment.

Comcast announced Wednesday that MSNBC — home to anchors including Joy Reid and Lawrence O’Donnell — will join CNBC, Oxygen, E!, Syfy and the Golf Channel as part of a new company called SpinCo.


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