Elon Musk echoed U.S. presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's sentiments, pushing for his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, to be used to host the next Republican presidential debate.
What Happened: Ramaswamy asked the Republican National Committee (RNC) to host its next presidential debate on X in order to garner more views.
This comes after the previous three Republican primary debates witnessed a decline in viewership, falling from 12.8 million for the Aug. 23 debate in Milwaukee to 7.51 million for the Nov. 8 debate in Miami.
Despite ending up at the bottom in the third debate, Ramaswamy argued that hosting the debate on X would help Republicans reach more young voters.
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He also wants former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to moderate these debates.
"This January GOP debate should be held on X, not on cable TV, moderated by Tucker [Carlson], who might just ask questions that primary voters actually care about," he said in a statement to the New York Post.
Reacting to Ramaswamy's comments, Musk said "Do both," suggesting that he wants the debates to be hosted on both cable TV as well as on X.
The RNC has yet to respond to Ramaswamy’s latest proposal. The fourth debate is set to take place on Dec. 6 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., hosted by NewsNation and to be broadcast live on The CW.
Why It Matters: This isn’t the first time that X has been suggested as a platform for GOP debates.
In October, Elon Musk extended an invitation to GOP candidates, including to Ramaswamy, for a debate on X following the RNC’s caution against a joint Fox News appearance.
Musk offered to host the debate on his social media platform. This may lend weight to Ramaswamy’s proposal and could potentially influence the RNC’s decision.
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