{"id":1771364,"date":"2022-12-11T06:30:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T11:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771364"},"modified":"2022-12-11T06:33:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T11:33:42","slug":"john-rich-eviscerates-elton-john-for-leaving-twitter-dont-be-so-weak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-rich-eviscerates-elton-john-for-leaving-twitter-dont-be-so-weak\/","title":{"rendered":"John Rich Eviscerates Elton John for Leaving Twitter \u2013 \u201cDon\u2019t Be So Weak\u201d"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fjohn-rich-eviscerates-elton-john-for-leaving-twitter-dont-be-so-weak%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=1771364&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:\/\/www.themix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.09-10.59-themixnet-6393bdecef997.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"     style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The country music star John Rich is firing back at Elton John after the \u201cRocket Man\u201d singer announced that he is leaving Twitter over Elon Musk\u2019s acquisition of the social media platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><strong>John Quits Twitter \u2013 Rich Hits Back\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All my life I\u2019ve tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>I\u2019ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elton John (@eltonofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eltonofficial\/status\/1601200277276659712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It all started when John took to Twitter on Friday morning to reveal that he is done with Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll my life I\u2019ve tried to use music to bring people together,\u201d he wrote. \u201cYet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world. \u00a0 I\u2019ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk himself responded to the tweet, taking the high road by writing, \u201cI love your music. Hope you come back. Is there any misinformation in particular that you\u2019re concerned about?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of this writing, however, John has yet to respond to this.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I love your music. Hope you come back. Is there any misinformation in particular that you\u2019re concerned about?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1601275664098725891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe and get our daily emails and follow us on social media.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>By opting in, you agree to receive emails with the latest in Lifestyle + Entertainment from TellMeNow. Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The country music star Rich took a different route, as he called out John on his nonsense.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShouldn\u2019t you stay so you can put a \u2018check\u2019 on the \u2018misinformation\u2019 you\u2019re so worried about? Don\u2019t be so weak,\u201d Rich wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shouldn&#8217;t you stay so you can put a &#8220;check&#8221; on the &#8220;misinformation&#8221; you&#8217;re so worried about? Don&#8217;t be so weak.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Rich\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@johnrich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnrich\/status\/1601266860204625920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This was undoubtedly a reference to it <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/elon-musk-twitter-files-prove-censorship-was-enforced-against-the-right-but-not-against-the-left\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">being confirmed<\/a> that Twitter was deliberately censoring conservatives for years.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Whoopi Goldberg Deletes Twitter<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Should he actually delete his account, John would be far from the only celebrity to leave Twitter over Musk\u2019s acquisition of the platform. Last month, Whoopi Goldberg revealed on \u201cThe View\u201d that she\u2019s leaving Twitter, and she then deleted her account.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a little over a week since Elon Musk took over Twitter and this place is a mess,\u201d Goldberg said at the time. \u201cI\u2019m getting off today because I just feel like it\u2019s so messy, and I\u2019m tired of now having certain kinds of attitudes blocked now getting back on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I\u2019m gonna get out, and if it settles down enough and I feel more comfortable maybe I\u2019ll come back. But as of tonight, I\u2019m done with Twitter,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full Story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2022\/11\/whoopi-goldberg-announces-shes-leaving-twitter-because-of-elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whoopi Goldberg Announces She\u2019s Leaving Twitter Because Of Elon Musk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhoopiGoldberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WhoopiGoldberg<\/a> says on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheView?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheView<\/a> that &#8220;as of tonight,&#8221; she&#8217;s &#8220;done with Twitter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to get out, and if it settles down and I feel more comfortable, maybe I&#8217;ll come back.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cVclFZQmjA\">https:\/\/t.co\/cVclFZQmjA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Ih9fp9yHG\">pic.twitter.com\/0Ih9fp9yHG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The View (@TheView) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheView\/status\/1589656707424305152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Goldberg then complained about things that Musk has done since taking over Twitter, including his plans to charge users $8 for blue checkmarks and suspending the liberal comedian Kathy Griffin after she impersonated him on the social media site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full Story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2022\/11\/kathy-griffin-suspended-from-twitter-after-elon-musk-takes-over-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathy Griffin Suspended From Twitter After Elon Musk Takes Over Platform<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople keep saying it\u2019s free speech, but all speech is not free speech,\u201d Goldberg concluded. \u201cSome speech is not OK free speech. So everybody has to agree on that, but if people keep saying \u2018You hurt my free speech\u2019 it\u2019s going to be a problem. You know what? This\u00a0is\u00a0our problem. But it ain\u2019t my problem today because I\u2019m out.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Gigi Hadid Follows Suit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The supermodel Gigi Hadid also deleted her account around that same time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI deactivated my Twitter account today,\u201d she said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebs-whove-left-twitter-amid-elon-musks-takeover\/gigi-hadid-90\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Weekly<\/a>. \u201cFor a long time, but especially with its new leadership, it\u2019s becoming more and more of a cesspool of hate &#038; bigotry, and it\u2019s not a place I want to be part of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly sorry for the fans, who I\u2019ve loved connecting with for over a decade via Twitter, but I can\u2019t say it\u2019s a safe place for anyone, nor a social platform that will do more good than harm,\u201d she continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gigi Hadid announced she has quit Twitter following Elon Musk takeover:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially with its new leadership, it\u2019s becoming more and more of a cesspool of hate &#038; bigotry, and it\u2019s not a place I want to be a part of.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NM3LdOd7pn\">pic.twitter.com\/NM3LdOd7pn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/1589367732835082240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Liberal celebrities can kick and scream about Twitter all that they want to, but it\u2019s not going to stop Musk from doing what needs to be done to bring freedom of speech back to the platform. In the end, Rich said it best when he said that John is \u201cweak,\u201d because that\u2019s exactly what he is.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The country music star John Rich is firing back at Elton John after the \u201cRocket Man\u201d singer announced that he is leaving Twitter over Elon Musk\u2019s acquisition of the social<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1899051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[5458,4894,7382,7724,4475,7502,3819,7669,3618,4253,7723],"class_list":["post-1771364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-bongino","tag-dont","tag-elton","tag-eviscerates","tag-john","tag-leaving","tag-report","tag-rich","tag-riot","tag-twitter","tag-weak"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1771364","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1771364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1771364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1899051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1771364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1771364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1771364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}