{"id":1439545,"date":"2022-04-15T07:44:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T11:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1439545"},"modified":"2022-04-15T07:44:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T11:44:44","slug":"elon-musk-fires-back-at-saudi-prince-who-rejected-buyout-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-fires-back-at-saudi-prince-who-rejected-buyout-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Fires Back at Saudi Prince Who Rejected Buyout Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-fires-back-at-saudi-prince-who-rejected-buyout-offer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1439545&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"header\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"label\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">American News<\/span> <span class=\"published\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">Apr 14, 2022 4:07 PM<br \/>\n                                EST<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt mb-4\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n                            &#8220;Just two questions, if I may. How much of Twitter does the Kingdom own, directly or indirectly? What are the Kingdom&#8217;s views on journalistic free speech?&#8221;\n                        <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"content\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"reader-container\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<section class=\"cover\" data-v-1408f321=\"\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"author\" data-v-1408f321=\"\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"show-sm\" data-v-1408f321=\"\"><\/section>\n<section id=\"story-body\" class=\"article\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"article-content\" data-v-f313b7e6=\"\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"html-content\" data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<article class=\"html\" data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Elon Musk responded to Saudi Prince Al Waleed on Thursday, after the shareholder <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/breaking-twitter-shareholder-saudi-prince-al-waleed-says-no-to-musks-takeover\/\">stated<\/a> that he was not satisfied with Musk&#8217;s $43 billion offer to buy the social media giant. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Musk asked outright how much stock Al Waleed, and his company, currently owned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\"><\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;Interesting.&#8221; Musk said, &#8220;Just two questions, if I may. How much of Twitter does the Kingdom own, directly or indirectly? What are the Kingdom&#8217;s views on journalistic free speech?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>This after Al Waleed said &#8220;I don&#8217;t believe that the proposed offer by @elonmusk ($54.20) comes close to the intrinsic value of @Twitter given its growth prospects. Being one of the largest &#038; long-term shareholders of Twitter, @Kingdom_KHC &#038; I reject this offer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Interesting. Just two questions, if I may. <\/p>\n<p>How much of Twitter does the Kingdom own, directly &#038; indirectly?<\/p>\n<p>What are the Kingdom\u2019s views on journalistic freedom of speech?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1514683079968931841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Al Waleed held over 5 percent of Twitter&#8217;s shares after a <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2015\/10\/07\/saudi-prince-twitter-stock\/\">stock buy in 2015<\/a>. This included his own holdings, as well as those held by his investment company Kingdom Holding Company. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>It has been reported since then that he doesn&#8217;t hold as much stock as the 5 percent figure.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Waleed doesn&#8217;t even own a large share of Twitter anymore.  He sold a ton of shares a long time ago.  He&#8217;s not even in the top 40. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DTEYmLv7v1\">pic.twitter.com\/DTEYmLv7v1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaitain ?? (@Kaitain_US) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kaitain_US\/status\/1514645842463891463?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Musk spoke to TED on Thursday, as well, giving an interview about his plans. 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