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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Peter Navarro calls on Musk to cleanse ‘cesspool’ on X and ban foreigners from the site

Peter Navarro, senior trade adviser to President Donald Trump, has demanded that Elon Musk clean up the “cesspool otherwise known as X” by removing anonymous posts and foreigners from the platform, to fight back against anti-conservatism.

Navarro’s recommendation to Musk was in response to the tech billionaire urging conservatives to “fight back” against those who shared posts approving of the assassination of high-profile MAGA personality, Charlie Kirk. Musk, and members of the Trump administration, have accused left-wing people of elevating political violence by refusing to condemn the shooting.

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