Elon Musk claims Kamala Harris will shut down X as president

Elon Musk is confident Vice President Kamala Harris will shut down X if she wins the election, claiming her administration will “sic the DOJ” on his social media giant.

“There is no way the Kamala Harris puppet regime would allow X to exist,” the billionaire said during a lengthy sit-down on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast on Monday.

The Tesla founder made the prediction as he said he is still navigating the “advertiser boycotts” instigated by “leftist NGOs” with “Orwellian names” ever since he bought the platform in 2022, when it was still called Twitter.

“Some of the boycott is starting to increase, and I think if Trump wins, I think we’ll probably see most of the boycott increase,” Musk said.

“But if Kamala wins, we’re going to see that boycott get stronger. And they’re going to shut the hell down (X).”

Asked if there was a way for a Harris administration to effectively shut down the platform, Musk — who has publicly endorsed Harris’ opponent, former President Donald Trump — bluntly replied, “Um, yeah.”

“They can sic DOJ on (X),” he said.

“They’ve had it all about hate speech, misinformation or whatever, but they’re the ones pushing misinformation. That doesn’t stop them from filing massive lawsuits and using the DOJ.”

Elsewhere in the interview, the SpaceX founder acknowledged his $44 billion purchase of the social media platform “a crazy move” and “very overpriced” – but suggested it was necessary due to censorship fears.

“At that point, I think I said, ‘Look, this is existential for America. It’s existential for democracy,'” Musk said of his decision to buy the company.

“If you don’t have freedom of speech, you don’t have democracy. If you don’t have free speech, people can’t make an informed vote. If they are just fed propaganda and there is no freedom of speech, democracy is an illusion.”