The richest man in the world is now the head of the Department of Government Effectiveness in the United States. But Elon Musk did not wait to integrate the government Trump To exert influence all over the world. The empire he built is not only a business. From Tesla to Starlink, its companies have become real geopolitical actors.
Episode 4: X, the fatal ideological weapon
December 19, 2020. Joe Biden was elected President of the United States a few weeks ago and Donald Trump, who is officially still in office, publishes a tweet: “Big demonstration in Washington on January 6. Soyez, it will be crazy”
On January 6, 2021, this is the date on which the US Congress had to validate the results of the presidential election. That day, Donald Trump has a speech in the morning.
A crowd of Trumpist activists then headed for the US Congress. Maga flags (Make America Great Again) By hand, Trump caps on their heads, they chant slogans to support the former president. Violence rises and activists manage to enter the Capitol. Very quickly, the situation becomes uncontrollable.
After this historic scene, the link is quickly made between this attack and the December tweet of Donald Trump, considered a call to violence. Two days later, Twitter’s decision fell.
A head of state banished from social networks: it is unprecedented. But less than two years later, Twitter’s acquisition by Elon Musk changes the course of history. The new owner of the social network sets the tone. From now on, it is he who fixes the rules of the game and his political and geopolitical role will be only greater.
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“The Musk Empire” is an original series of the magnifying glass, the daily podcast of L’Express, presented by Charlotte Baris, written by Solène Alifat and produced by Jules Krot.
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