On Monday, Twitter CEO and “Chief Twit” Elon Musk blew up the Arizona-related twittersphere when he came to the rescue of Republican Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem after he was locked out of his account.
Finchem posted on Facebook, “They won’t say what I did wrong. Elon, this is not free speech.” He asked his Facebook “friends” to tag Musk on Twitter.
Attorney Jenna Ellis did as Finchem requested and got a response from Musk himself:
WHOA. Arizona Secretary of State candidate @RealMarkFinchem was suspended on Twitter.@elonmusk this shouldn’t happen a week before the election! pic.twitter.com/GeqetUeQGp
— Jenna Ellis 🍊🦅 (@JennaEllisEsq) October 31, 2022
“Looking into it,” Musk tweeted in response.
We are back! Thank you @elonmusk for stopping the commie who suspended me from Twitter a week before the election. Twitter is much better with you at the helm. Thank you @MediaRightNews1 @JennaEllisEsq @KariLake @Brick_Suit & others for spreading the word! #AZSOS https://t.co/TfdJNnnuIm
— Mark Finchem #JustFollowTheLaw VoteFinchem.com (@RealMarkFinchem) October 31, 2022
“We are back! Thank you Elon Musk for stopping the commie who suspended me from Twitter a week before the election. Twitter is much better with you at the helm.”
.@elonmusk NICE!!! pic.twitter.com/6ZA2zdx1cJ
— Mark Finchem #JustFollowTheLaw VoteFinchem.com (@RealMarkFinchem) November 1, 2022
Musk later changed his Twitter profile to read: “Twitter Complaint Hotline Operator.”