evidence: Attempted termination [edit]Edgett instructed employees not to share commentary on the purported cancellation; nonetheless, several Twitter employees posted humorous messages making light of the situation.[274] Tesla shares rose 2.11 percent in the hours after Musk's announcement.[275] Trump criticized Musk and called the acquisition "rotten",[276] which led to a protracted feud between the two.[277][278] With the exception of Trump, most conservatives sided with Musk, with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon attacking Twitter for allegedly lying about the prevalence of its spambot accounts and Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk musing that Musk may have been seeking to "expose" Twitter the whole time.[279] In an email sent to Twitter's employees in response to Zatko's complaint, Agrawal sharply rejected the claims and called them a "false narrative".[280] [...] - ^ Perrigo, Billy (April 14, 2022). "'The Idea Exposes His Naiveté.' Twitter Employees On Why Elon Musk Is Wrong About Free Speech". Time. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022. [...] - ^ Fung, Brian (May 5, 2022). "Bill Gates doubts Musk's Twitter buy". CTV News. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.