ADL CEO Responds To Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Threat: “I’ve Got To Do My Job, Which Is To Fight Hate”
deadline.comJonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of ADL, the Anti-Defamation League, responded to Twitter/X owner’s threat to sue the organization by pointing to the rise in antisemitism across the country.
In an appearance on CNN Primetime, Greenblatt told host Abby Phillip, “The reality is, this claim that Elon wants to sue us — look, I can’t really tell you what’s in his head.
I’ve read the same tweets that you have. “But what’s alarming is the rise of antisemitism across the country. Like, we’ve got to see the big picture here.
Literally, anti-Jewish acts have reached historic levels in the United States. The highest number we’ve seen in 40-some-odd years of tracking it.” Over the weekend, Musk threatened to sue the ADL “to clear our platform’s name on the matter of anti-Semitism.” He accused the ADL of making “unfounded accusations” against Twitter/X that has scared off advertisers.
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