Conservative commentator Alex Jones recently made a return to X, formerly known as Twitter, thanks to Elon Musk, who expressed his willingness to potentially face legal consequences to protect individuals’ First Amendment rights.
BREAKING: Elon Musk says he is prepared to go to prison if the FBI comes to him in 2024 and tells him to illegally censor information similarly to what they did with the Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020.
This is why Elon Musk is the perfect person to own X 🔥
The comment came… pic.twitter.com/7DUHHw3tfR
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 10, 2023
During a live spaces session on X, Jack Posobiec, the senior editor of Human Events, asked Musk what he would do if a government agency demanded the removal of legal content from the platform.
Musk responded, “If I think a government agency is breaking the law and there are demands on the platform, I would be prepared to go to prison personally if I think they are the ones breaking the law.”
He also said he’d never reinstate Alex Jones. People say kinds of things in the moment, then renege on it when circumstances change.
Still big props for bringing back a legend of X.
— Big-Brain Politics (@BigBrainPol) December 10, 2023
Jones had been suspended from X since 2018 due to his comments regarding the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, where the infamous shooter Adam Lanza killed 26 innocent people and injured two others. Jones had previously referred to the tragic incident as a “hoax,” leading to his suspension by the platform’s previous ownership and management team.
I heard him say it live. Free speech is very important to him just like every American who believes in the Constitution.
Thank you Elon for buying Twitter. ❤️🇺🇸 https://t.co/4ltBBzI2Ol
— Molly Pitcher (@AmericanMama86) December 10, 2023
However, Jones has since taken a different stance after speaking with some of the parents of the Sandy Hook victims, acknowledging, “Especially since I’ve met the parents. It’s 100% real.”
Elon Musk’s decision to reinstate Alex Jones’ X account received both praise and criticism from users of the platform. Some applauded Musk for his commitment to free speech and the Constitution, while others pointed out his earlier statement about not reinstating Alex Jones.
I love the fact that Elon puts his freedom with his mouth is. Elon is for the people, he is for freedom.
— 🇺🇸 ProudPatriot 🇺🇸 (@StampedingNCali) December 10, 2023
This reinstatement came after Musk conducted a poll on the platform, in which nearly 2 million people participated. The poll results showed that 70% of voters wanted to see Jones back on X. Musk responded to the results by stating, “The people have spoken and so it shall be.”
