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Musk welcomes a Nazi back to the bar [1]

['Jason Weisberger']

Date: 2024-05-05

Noted white supremacist bag of trash Nick Fuentes has been welcomed back to the Xitter by Elon "Pedo Guy" Musk.

Upon having his account reinstated, Fuentes immediately thanked his benefactor:

Musk replied to that post, saying the "ADL is still fighting yesterday's battles," to which Fuentes argued: "ADL lost, Patriots won." X boss Elon Musk said on Thursday that Fuentes's account "will be reinstated, provided he does not violate the law, and let him be crushed by the comments and Community Notes. It is better to have anti whatever out in the open to be rebutted than grow simmering in the darkness." Musk added, "I cannot claim to be a defender of free speech, but then permanently ban someone who hasn't violated the law, no matter how much I disagree with what they say. The JC

Here is what the ADL has to say about Fuentes.

Previously: Right-wing`s Nick Fuentes says `women want to be raped` (video),

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