White House officials and Democratic strategists are quietly worried about Elon Musk’s $44 billion hostile purchase of Twitter’s influence on the 2024 presidential race, specifically whether the billionaire would allow former President Donald Trump to return to the network.
Officials in President Joe Biden’s office are keeping a tight eye on the transaction, according to more than a half-dozen Biden advisors, including two government officials. According to these sources, who requested not to be identified in order to talk openly about internal Democratic deliberations, some on Biden’s team are anxious that the Tesla CEO may enable Trump and other Republican strategists who were banned from Twitter to return to the network.