JD Vance says US could veto NATO if Europe tries to regulate Elon Musk’s platforms

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JD Vance says US could veto NATO if Europe tries to regulate Elon Musk’s platforms
independent.co.uk

JD Vance has suggested that American support for NATO should be predicated on the European Union not regulating Elon Musk and his X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter.

The Republican vice presidential nominee and Ohio senator claimed in an interview with YouTuber Shawn Ryan that a top EU official had threatened to arrest the billionaire if he allowed former President Donald Trump back on X.

“The leader, I forget exactly which official it was within the European Union, but sent Elon this threatening letter that basically said, ‘We’re going to arrest you if you platform Donald Trump,’ who, by the way, is the likely next president of the United States,” Vance said in the interview published last week.


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it was the saudi's not russians who backed the twitter accusation

"the twitter accusation"?

Did google translate barf on ya? Anyway, you're both right: https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/2a00ce74-6d58-4f8e-bc2c-1bb820ee4705.pdf?itid=lk_inline_manual_10

Plus those wiley Canadian banks and some douchebag named "Larry Ellison"

It's just such a weird turn of events that the Saudies and Russians finance the platform that is touted as the true free speech platform (especially by republicans) - to further undermine the US and other democracies.