Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk slammed NBC News on Mondays after Mehdi Hasan, who hosts “The Mehdi Hasan Show” airing on Peacock and MSNBC, called the Tesla CEO’s takeover of the social media platform an “unspeakably dangerous moment.”
Hasan continued saying that the “pro-QAnon, pro-Neo Nazi faction” of the Republican Party would gain momentum support during the 2022 midterm elections.
“If that happens, we may look back on this week as a pivotal moment, when a petulant and not-so-bright billionaire casually bought one of the most influential messaging machines and just handed it to the far right,” Hasan added.
However, Musk would respond on Twitter, taking a shot at NBC News for its ethical reporting and for how they’ve sheltered a former host.
“Same org that covered up Hunter Biden laptop story, had Harvey Weinstein story early & killed it & built Matt Lauer his rape office,” Musk tweeted. “Lovely people.”
The New York Post reached out to NBC regarding the remarks made by Musk but didn’t hear back from the news organization.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
