Elon Musk floats idea of buying MSNBC

X owner and tech billionaire Elon Musk floated the idea of buying out MSNBC when the topic came up on social media. A post from Musk about the topic comes as the left-wing media outlet has hit some tough times as ratings have plummeted after the election. Additionally, Comcast is looking to spin off the network to a different publicly traded company.  

Donald Trump Jr. wrote on X in response to the spin-off of MSNBC, "Hey Elon Musk, I have the funniest idea ever!!!" as he shared a graphic that showed MNBC with a "for sale" sign attached. Musk replied to him on Friday, saying. "How much does it cost?" 

Musk later said, "The most entertaining outcome, especially if ironic, is most likely," when user Autism Capital posted about the possible purchase. 

Many on the X platform replied to Musk, encouraging him to go through with the purchase. Several had the idea of having Musk buying the broadcast outlet and then handing control of it over to Alex Jones, as his outlet Infowars is being thrown around in bankruptcy court. The left-leaning satire site, The Onion, has tried purchase it in recent weeks.  

MSNBC's Morning Joe in particular has fallen off since Monday when Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski told their audience that they met with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in order to establish communications with him.  

Musk asked a similar question in December 2017 when he said, "I love Twitter," to which comedian Dave Smith said, "You should buy it then." 

At the time, Musk replied, "How much is it?" 

Musk would later buy the social media platform in 2022 after the Babylon Bee got banned from the platform when the conservative satire outlet told a joke about how men cannot become women.