Bret Weinstein: Elon’s Liberation of 𝕏 Made This Election Possible

Bret Weinstein: Elon's liberation of 𝕏 set the stage for this election to even happen.

“Each of these people – Kennedy, Musk, Tulsi — they knew that they were taking that risk, and it was clear that they were motivated by patriotism.

This is what a soldier does, you're taking risks for something that matters more than you.

To watch Elon do it, I think, was just remarkable because, of course, in Elon's position, he could have done what Zuckerberg does.

He could have played it safe and kept his options open and done what he was told and then apologized for it later. That wasn't what Musk did. He actually had the courage of his convictions.

As many people have noted, his liberation of 𝕏 set the stage for this election to even happen, that there wasn't anything you could put over on us that we couldn't unpack and crowdsource a better interpretation of on 𝕏.

Even if most people weren't on 𝕏, it was enough that their narrative engine just didn't work.”

The Joe Rogan Experience, February 6, 2025