What Will Meidas Do if Elon Buys MSNBC?

Written by Ben Meiselas

I keep getting asked this question. Let me answer it directly: it wouldn’t make a difference to MeidasTouch Network what Elon buys. He’s not buying us. That’s all I care about. If he buys MSNBC, it will be the sale by one oligarch (Comcast) to a worse oligarch (Elon). MSNBC is already controlled by oligarchs. All corporate media is.

I have no interest in buying MSNBC if I have to become beholden to an oligarch or water down my content. I have no interest in billionaire oligarchs telling me what to do. I got into political media not knowing much about politics or the media. I don’t give a crap about the approval or disapproval of oligarchs. It won’t impact our content at all. I care about my family, I care about the MeidasMighty, I care about the Constitution, I care about democracy, I care about our country, and I care about all those in the world who want to live in peace and leave the world a better place.

The question about Elon buying MSNBC is usually accompanied by the question of whether Meidas wants to acquire MSNBC. If our independence and content would be compromised, the answer is no. I think this people-powered network is already growing faster than MSNBC precisely because we are people-powered and independent. Our stakeholders are you—“we the people.”

The next four years are going to be a struggle between “we the people” and “they the oligarchs.” With each passing day, my resolve grows stronger. I am ready to fight. I don’t give a crap what Elon Musk spends his money on. I care about growing MeidasTouch Network with you every single day.