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Billionaire Elon Musk might be adding MSNBC to his media portfolio. Musk floated the idea of purchasing the struggling cable network on X in response to a suggestion by Donald Trump, Jr. Comcast is spinning off several cable properties from NBC News so MSNBC, CNBC, and others are potentially up for sale.

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Here’s their exchange.

We’ve been here before and many are hoping for a repeat of Musk’s 2022 purchase of Twitter. The cable ‘news’ channel’s viewership has plummeted in the wake of President-Elect Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory.

With ratings in the dump, Comcast may give Musk a sweet deal.

Do it Elon!

If Musk pulls the trigger, we expect mass firings on day one.

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He’ll get it for a song if their ratings ‘sink’ any lower.

Who would Musk bring in to replace Joe, Mika, Chris, Rachel, Joy, and the rest? Here are some ideas.

Unless Musk buys NBC News outright he will not be able to keep the ‘NBC’ in MSNBC’s name. Here are a few new name suggestions.

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That’s a good point. Does cable news even have a future? Maybe, Musk should save his cash and allow MSNBC to die and be sold off for parts and scraps. But, we have to admit it would interesting to see what Musk could do with it. He brought free speech back to Twitter by transforming it into X. Could he do the same for cable news? We’ll have to wait and see.