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House Speaker McCarthy spoke with Musk about making Twitter 'fair on all sides' - CtrlF.XYZ

House Speaker McCarthy spoke with Musk about making Twitter 'fair on all sides'

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U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) arrives to a gathering with the House Republican Steering Committee astatine the U.S. Capitol Building connected January 11, 2023 successful Washington, DC.

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk discussed however to marque the societal media tract "fair connected each sides" successful a gathering with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., the lawmaker told reporters connected Friday.

"He wants to person a level playing field" and for everybody to person a voice, McCarthy said of the gathering successful remarks reported by NBC News. "He's truly defending the First Amendment. And we had a truly bully discussion."

Musk shared connected Twitter Thursday evening that helium had met with McCarthy and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., "to sermon ensuring that this level is just to both." On Thursday, McCarthy lone shared that Musk came to privation him a blessed birthday.

On Friday, McCarthy besides confirmed that Jeffries was successful the Thursday gathering and that helium had not antecedently met Musk.

An adjutant to Jeffries told The Washington Post his brushwood with Musk was lone coincidental and happened arsenic Musk was leaving his gathering with McCarthy. Jeffries' bureau confirmed the Washington Post anecdote to CNBC.

McCarthy besides confirmed to reporters connected Friday that helium had convened a gathering successful his bureau that time with Musk and respective apical Republicans: Majority Leader Steve Scalise R-La., Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., and Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash.

McCarthy said helium wanted to "continue to person that discussion" of fairness connected tech platforms with the different lawmakers arsenic they question to determination authorities and marque definite "American has an adjacent voice," NBC News reported.

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