Elon Musk Makes $43 Billion Offer to Buy Twitter

Elon Musk‘s “best and final” offer to buy Twitter is a fat $43 billion … straight cash, too!!!

The current richest man in the world says he’s made the astronomical 11-figure pitch to buy the social media platform, and make no doubt about it … he’s playing hardball. Elon says if his offer is not accepted, “I would need to reconsider my position as a shareholder.”

That’s a significant threat because he currently holds more than 9% of Twitter’s shares — and if he were to pull out, it might send the stock’s value tumbling.

Appropriately, Elon tweeted … “I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy.”

Musk had been a vocal opponent of some of Twitter’s moves to silence users, before he heavily invested in the platform. His $43 bil offer comes out to about $54.20 per share — which is 18 percent higher than the stock’s Wednesday closing price … so he’s not lowballing ’em.

Twitter’s official response is its board will review Elon’s offer and do what’s in the “best interest” of the company and its stockholders.