'God bless Elon Musk': Top Republican lauds Twitter owner ahead of key hearing

U.S. Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, speaks at a media event at the National Press Club on January 30, 2023 in Washington, DC.Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesHouse Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., effusively praised Twitter owner Elon Musk on Wednesday, saying Musk was “being transparent” about the tech platform.”God bless Elon Musk,” Comer said in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” He called the controversial tycoon “a great American.”Comer’s comments came just days after Musk visited Washington and met for over an hour with House Republican leaders, a group that included Comer.They also came just a week before Comer is set to chair the first big congressional hearing on Twitter since Musk bought the company in October and since Republicans took control of the House.On Feb. 8, the House Oversight Committee will hear from three former Twitter executives about what Comer called “the role the government played in suppressing the Biden laptop story.”Notably, Comer did not say he would be investigating Twitter’s role in the alleged suppression.Musk’s charm offensive on Capitol Hill appears to have been limited to Republicans and White House officials.Musk initially claimed that he “met with” Democratic House Minority
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