Elon Musk slams claims Donald Trump ‘convinced him’ to buy Twitter and says they don’t communicate

ELON Musk has denied claims that Donald Trump encouraged him to buy Twitter.

The billionaire recently bought the app for $44billion and it was rumored that Trump convinced him to do so.

Musk has denied claims that Trump had any involvement in his Twitter purchaseAFP or licensors

Musk just tweeted: “This is false. I’ve had no communication, directly or indirectly, with Trump, who has publicly stated that he will be exclusively on Truth Social.”

He tweeted in response to a New York Post article that suggested the former president “quietly” convinced Musk to buy Twitter.

The Post’s article referred to claims made by Devin Nunes, the CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group.

Nunes previously told Fox Business Network: “President Trump, basically before Elon Musk bought it, actually said to go and buy it because the goal of our company is really to build a community where people are in a family-friendly, safe environment.”

Trump has said he won’t be returning to Twitter despite Musk’s stance on freedom of speech.

The former US president was banned from the app after the US Capitol Riots.

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