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Musk tweets about buying Manchester United while joking on US politics

Elon Musk made the claim in a tweet thread where he stated he supported the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democrats

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Elon Musk (Photo: Bloomberg)

Emma O'Brien and Peter Vercoe | Bloomberg
Prolific tweeter Elon Musk said he is buying British football club Manchester United Plc. in a thread joking about his political allegiances.  
 
The Tesla Inc. chief executive officer and world’s richest person made the claim in a tweet thread where he stated he supported the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democrats. 

Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2022
More recently, he has drawn scrutiny from regulators over a May 17 tweet that his $44 billion takeover bid for Twitter Inc. “cannot move forward.”