U.S. House Republican chief Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters as he arrives on the primary day of the brand new Congress on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, January 3, 2023.
Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters
Twitter CEO Elon Musk mentioned how one can make the social media website “fair on all sides” in a gathering with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., the lawmaker instructed reporters on Friday.
“He wants to have a level playing field” and for everyone to have a voice, McCarthy mentioned of the assembly in remarks reported by NBC News. “He’s really defending the First Amendment. And we had a really good discussion.”
Musk shared on Twitter Thursday night that he had met with McCarthy and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., “to discuss ensuring that this platform is fair to both.” On Thursday, McCarthy solely shared that Musk got here to want him a contented birthday.
On Friday, McCarthy additionally confirmed that Jeffries was within the Thursday assembly and that he had not beforehand met Musk.
An aide to Jeffries instructed The Washington Post his encounter with Musk was solely coincidental and occurred as Musk was leaving his assembly with McCarthy. Jeffries’ workplace confirmed the Washington Post anecdote to CNBC.
McCarthy additionally confirmed to reporters on Friday that he had convened a gathering in his workplace that day with Musk and a number of other high Republicans: Majority Leader Steve Scalise R-La., Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., and Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash.
McCarthy mentioned he wished to “continue to have that discussion” of equity on tech platforms with the opposite lawmakers as they search to maneuver laws and ensure “American has an even voice,” NBC News reported.
WATCH: Elon Musk polls Twitter users over whether he should remain as CEO