{"id":1457772,"date":"2022-04-29T08:44:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T12:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1457772"},"modified":"2022-04-29T08:44:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T12:44:54","slug":"elon-musk-the-democratic-party-has-been-hijacked-by-extremists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-the-democratic-party-has-been-hijacked-by-extremists\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk: The Democratic Party Has Been Hijacked by Extremists"},"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\">20<\/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-the-democratic-party-has-been-hijacked-by-extremists%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=1457772&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.rebelmouse.io\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yOTczOTI0MS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2NzU5MzY3Mn0.pwHnIFqa9hnhYh8FS-CPzOeGMKltqnnOf8H7jX8wq7o\/img.jpg?width=1200&#038;coordinates=0%2C66%2C0%2C134&#038;height=600\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Elon Musk said in a tweet on Thursday night that the modern &#8220;Democratic Party has been hijacked by extremists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I strongly supported Obama for President, but today\u2019s Democratic Party has been hijacked by extremists,&#8221; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1519852213698502656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"035f0\" class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"695269db0ceb1d0735321538c1989b8b\">\n<div class=\"rm-embed-container rm-embed-twitter rm-loading\">\n            <span class=\"rm-embed-spacer rm-embed-spacer-mobile\"><\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"rm-embed-spacer rm-embed-spacer-desktop\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rm-embed-holder\">\n<blockquote class=\"rm-embed twitter-custom-tweet\" data-twitter-tweet-id=\"1519852213698502656\" data-partner=\"rebelmouse\">\n<p>I strongly supported Obama for President, but todayu2019s Democratic Party has been hijacked by extremists<\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Elon Musk (@Elon Musk)<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/statuses\/1519852213698502656\">1651195979<\/a>\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Valerie Bertinelli responded to Musk&#8217;s comment by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wolfiesmom\/status\/1519865116837122048\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tweeting<\/a>, &#8220;I don\u2019t know who or what\u2019s been brainwashing you but wake up and think for yourself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Imagine thinking the extremists are the Democrats and not the party that attempted a coup for a racist gameshow host,&#8221; Aaron Rupar <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1519858347318681605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Thursday, Musk had shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1519735033950470144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1519735033950470144%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theblaze.com%2Fr%2Fentryeditor%2F2657234985publish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cartoon<\/a> that depicts an individual standing on the left of the political center in 2008 before ending up on the right of the political center in 2021.<\/p>\n<div id=\"d21fe\" class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"9e4e780c7fa5f508766e0bf327b7a34c\">\n<div class=\"rm-embed-container rm-embed-twitter rm-loading\">\n            <span class=\"rm-embed-spacer rm-embed-spacer-mobile\"><\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"rm-embed-spacer rm-embed-spacer-desktop\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rm-embed-holder\">\n<blockquote class=\"rm-embed twitter-custom-tweet\" data-twitter-tweet-id=\"1519735033950470144\" data-partner=\"rebelmouse\">\n<p>pic.twitter.com\/Q9OjlJhi7f<\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Elon Musk (@Elon Musk)<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/statuses\/1519735033950470144\">1651168042<\/a>\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;10 years ago i would have called myself progressive cuz i believed in equality and not being an asshole over trivial things,&#8221; Billy Markus <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillyM2k\/status\/1519739265025945601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a> in response to Musk&#8217;s post, adding, &#8220;now i consider myself moderate because i believe in equality and not being an asshole over trivial things&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Same,&#8221; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1519778991359635457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">replied<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The billionaire businessman plans to buy Twitter and transform it into a platform where people can participate in free speech \u2014 his plans have been cheered by many on the right who have previously been critical of the social media giant for engaging in censorship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral, which effectively means upsetting the far right and the far left equally,&#8221; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1519415674111672325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a> on Wednesday. &#8220;Attacks are coming thick and fast, primarily from the left, which is no surprise, however I should be clear that the right will probably be a little unhappy too. My goal is to maximize area under the curve of total human happiness, which means the ~80% of people in the middle,&#8221; he noted in another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1519441841116041219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1519441841116041219%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theblaze.com%2Fnews%2Felon-musk-twitter-right-unhappy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. If people want less free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect. Therefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people,&#8221; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1519036983137509376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"91a22\" class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"a533c13760b3a7c6325901808c1db848\">\n<div class=\"rm-embed-container rm-embed-twitter rm-loading\">\n            <span class=\"rm-embed-spacer rm-embed-spacer-mobile\"><\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"rm-embed-spacer rm-embed-spacer-desktop\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rm-embed-holder\">\n<blockquote class=\"rm-embed twitter-custom-tweet\" data-twitter-tweet-id=\"1519036983137509376\" data-partner=\"rebelmouse\">\n<p>By u201cfree speechu201d, I simply mean that which matches the law. nnI am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. nnIf people want less free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect.nnTherefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people.<\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Elon Musk (@Elon Musk)<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/statuses\/1519036983137509376\">1651001613<\/a>\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk said in a tweet on Thursday night that the modern &#8220;Democratic Party has been hijacked by extremists.&#8221;&#8221;I strongly supported Obama for President, but today\u2019s Democratic Party has been<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":498,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1457772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1457772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/498"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1457772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1457772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1457772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1457772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1457772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}