One prominent Republican, Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, tweeted that free speech was “making a comeback.”
Conservatives praised Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter on Monday, reflecting the way anger at Silicon Valley’s content moderation decisions has become a central issue for Republican lawmakers. Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee said she was “hopeful that Elon Musk will help rein in Big Tech’s history of censoring users that have a different viewpoint.” Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, tweeted that free speech is “making a comeback” and posted a news article about the roughly $44 billion deal. Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado tweeted that Mr. Musk “now literally owns the libs.
