Elon Musk ignores Dems, meets only with Republicans in first Capitol visit as Twitter CEO: report

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  • 02/01/2023

Elon Musk ignores Dems, meets only with Republicans in first Capitol visit as Twitter CEO: report

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  • Source: Fox News
  • 02/01/2023

Billionaire Elon Musk only scheduled meetings with Republicans for his first visit to the U.S. Capitol since becoming the CEO of Twitter last week.

Musk met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Ky., House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Jan. 26, but he didn't schedule any meetings with Congressional Democrats. While Musk did tweet about meeting with Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., during the visit, their encounter was only a chance meeting while walking the halls of Congress, Jeffries' staff told Politico.

"Just met with [McCarthy] & [Jeffries] to discuss ensuring that this platform is fair to both parties," Musk wrote last week.

Musk's affinity for Republicans grew steadily throughout 2022, going so far as to endorse the party's candidates in the midterm elections. He said he voted Republican for the first time in his life in a Texas special election last summer.
 

  

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