Donald Trump Jr. and tech billionaire Elon Musk joked Friday about buying MSNBC.
It started when President-elect Trump Jr., the eldest son of President-elect Trump, shared a meme saying MSNBC was for sale. trump jr. quote tweet I saw X's Friday meme and said, “Hey @elonmusk, I have the funniest idea ever!!!”
“How much does it cost?” Musk replied.
musk I replied later In response to the viral exchange, he said a sale would be the “most interesting outcome”, but suggested it was “ironic”.
This exchange was made by Comcast, the country's largest media conglomerate. said It planned to spin off NBCUniversal's assets, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Golf Channel, and “create a new publicly traded company.”
Comcast did not comment on its willingness to sell MSNBC.
Musk's interactions with Trump Jr. are similar. he had With a Twitter user who was encouraged to buy the social media platform in 2017.
“That's how much it costs,” Musk wrote in December 2017. In 2022, he acquired the social media platform (later renamed to X) for $44 billion.
Popular podcaster Joe Rogan chimed in on the joke Friday, telling Musk on X that Rogan would like to replace MSNBC star host Rachel Maddow if the billionaire buys MSNBC.
“If I buy MSNBC, I want Rachel Maddow to do the job,'' Logan says. I wrote. “I wear the same clothes, wear the same glasses, and tell the same lies.”
Some MSNBC hosts have long been critical of Trump, including Maddow, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. The co-hosts of MSNBC's “Morning Joe” said Monday that they traveled to Mar-a-Lago last week to meet with President Trump and discuss toning down his political rhetoric and unifying the country.
Brzezinski said it was the first time in seven years that he had met the president-elect in person, but the meeting drew backlash from critics and viewers. The Wrap reported that MSNBC's ratings fell by 38% following Trump's victory over Vice President Harris in the 2024 presidential election. reported on Thursday.
