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Musk Says $44B Twitter Deal Fueled by Trans Controversy

6/4/2026

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Musk Confirms Motive

Elon Musk replied “True” on May 31 2026, confirming $44 billion Twitter purchase was motivated by Vivian Jenna Wilson’s transition.
He added that Vivian “was murdered by mind virus, now it will die,” linking the deal to his stance.
Chancery filings show Talulah Riley urged Musk to buy Twitter for “free-speech,” noting Walter Isaacson said Vivian’s transition partly spurred his stance and that the Babylon Bee suspended its account after a trans-related headline.

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Wilson Denounces Musk

Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s eldest child, was named a model for Fenty’s 2026 Pride lingerie campaign.
In a 2025 Teen Vogue interview, Wilson called the claim that her transition drove Musk’s shift “insane.”
Wilson legally changed her name in 2022 and filed court papers saying she rejects relation to her biological father.
During her NBC News interview, Wilson accused Musk of lying about her to millions of viewers.

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Musk Confirms Motive

Elon Musk replied “True” on May 31 2026, confirming $44 billion Twitter purchase was motivated by Vivian Jenna Wilson’s transition.
He added that Vivian “was murdered by mind virus, now it will die,” linking the deal to his stance.
Chancery filings show Talulah Riley urged Musk to buy Twitter for “free-speech,” noting Walter Isaacson said Vivian’s transition partly spurred his stance and that the Babylon Bee suspended its account after a trans-related headline.

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