Musk pushes independents to vote Republican ahead of midterms

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Monday urged “independent-minded voters” to cast their ballots for Republicans in Tuesday's midterm elections.

“To independent-minded voters: Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties, therefore I recommend voting for a Republican Congress, given that the Presidency is Democratic,” Musk wrote on Twitter. The tweet garnered over 11,000 retweets and over 71,000 less than 30 minutes after it was posted.

Musk has caused a stir on Twitter since he took over the platform late last month, firing hundreds of employees and the company’s board while using the platform to inform users of new policies.

Last week, President Joe Biden called out Musk and Twitter during a campaign event in Chicago, calling the social media an “outfit that spews lies.”