Written by catherine• June 10, 2023• 2:35 pm• Science & Technology • Views: [tptn_views]

Elon Musk wants liberal hosts Rachel Maddow, Don Lemon to make Twitter shows

Twitter boss Elon Musk desires to lure liberal TV presenters like fired CNN anchor Don Lemon and MSNBC host Rachel Maddow to his platform to balance Tucker Carlson’s conservative views.

“It could be great if @maddow, @donlemon and others on the left put their shows on this platform,” Musk wrote on Thursday, retweeting the second a part of the Carlson show.

“You will receive our full support. The digital city square is for everybody,” Musk added in a tweet.

This is not the primary time Musk has turned to Lemon.

“Have you considered doing all your show on this platform? Might be price a try. The audience is way larger,” Musk said in an interview Tweet from May 10which was posted in response to Lemon’s fiery post announcing his exit from the beleaguered network.

Twitter boasts about 450 million monthly energetic users, while “CNN This Morning” – which Lemon co-hosted with Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins – had a dismal average of 360,000 viewers just before its launch.

Elon Musk has called on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and CNN's Don Lemon to start their own Twitter show in order to gain left-wing votes on the platform. — Elon Musk has called on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and CNN’s Don Lemon to start out their very own Twitter show with a view to gain left-wing votes on the platform.

Lemon co-created CNN This Morning, which had mediocre ratings before being fired due to a series of controversies that ended when he referred to 51-year-old GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley as "not at his prime." — Lemon co-created CNN This Morning, which had mediocre rankings before being fired resulting from a series of controversies that ended when he referred to 51-year-old GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley as “not at his prime.”

Tucker Carlson posted episodes 1 and 2 of "Tucker on Twitter" and garnered hundreds of millions of views. — Tucker Carlson posted episodes 1 and a couple of of “Tucker on Twitter” and garnered lots of of thousands and thousands of views.

The Rachel Maddow Show is MSNBC’s #1 show, consistently garnering over 200,000 viewers for the coveted demo from 25 to 54.

Meanwhile, Maddow’s weekly show, “The Rachel Maddow Show,” is MSNBC’s No. 1 show, consistently garnering greater than 200,000 viewers within the coveted 25- to 54-year-old demographic, based on USTVDB figurines.

As reported by the portal, for the last nine consecutive Mondays, Maddow’s audience exceeded 2 million.

The Post reached out to Maddow and Lemon for comment.

Recruiting votes on each side of the political corridor gave the impression of a private mission for Musk, who hosted events on Twitter Spaces for 2 weeks with Republican presidential nominee Ron DeSantis and Democratic nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The billionaire often touted Twitter as “a spot where all voices are heard and where there may be a type of dynamic interaction that you simply don’t really see anywhere else.”

However, the strategy doesn’t appear to be working for the platform’s funds. Ad revenue has fallen 59% since Musk took over last October, and advertisers fear the app could turn into chaotic under the rule of the open-ended tycoon.

In the five weeks between April 1 and early May, Twitter ad revenue fell by $88 million from a yr earlier, based on documents reviewed by The New York Times.

The cash-strapped social networking site also often fell in need of its sales forecasts, sometimes by as much as 30%, with figures not predicting improvement anytime soon, the documents show.

In an effort to get monetary savings, Musk laid off half of the corporate’s employees late last yr, claiming the move saved Twitter $700 million in 2023.

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