Elon Musk jokes about buying Britain, years after he bought Twitter

Elon Musk has reacted to a satirical post about buying the United Kingdom with the words “How much is it?” The reply quickly drew attention online as users recalled a similar exchange years before Musk eventually bought Twitter.

Elon Musk has once again set social media talking with a four-word response to a joke about buying the United Kingdom. Reacting to a satirical Babylon Bee post claiming that he had purchased Britain to “establish free speech”, Musk simply asked, “How much is it?” The original Babylon Bee article dates back to August 10, 2024 and has resurfaced on social media.

That short reply has caught attention for one big reason. Musk used a remarkably similar line years before he eventually bought Twitter. He completed the roughly $44 billion Twitter acquisition in October 2022 and........

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