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ROME (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose $44 billion bid to buy Twitter remains in limbo, is using the social media platform to announce he has met with Pope Francis.
“Honored to meet @Pontifex yesterday,” Musk tweeted to the audience Friday afternoon, along with a photo showing Musk, Francis and four of Musk’s teenage children.
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The Vatican did not announce the audience and did not provide information about what was discussed. Musk’s tweet followed one of the street scenes in Venice, suggesting he may have had other stops on his tour.
Francis often meets with senior figures in strictly private audiences held in the reception room of the Vatican hotel where he lives. A common theme he uses when meeting with corporate CEOs is to urge them to use wealth and technology to help the poorest while caring for God’s creation.
On June 21, Twitter’s board recommended that shareholders approve Musk’s proposed purchase, even though Twitter shares remain well below his offer price, signaling significant doubt that the sale will actually happen.
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