Musk breaks longest Twitter silence in four years when he meets Pope Francis

World’s richest man had gone nine days without tweeting before he posted a photo of himself, his four teenage sons, and Pope Francis

The Wall Street Journal analysed Musk’s Twitter habits and found he had not gone more than six days without tweeting since January 2018

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Published: 5:00pm, 2 Jul 2022

Elon Musk on Friday night broke his nine-day silence on Twitter, the social media platform he is trying to buy for US$44 billion, posting a picture of him meeting Pope Francis on Thursday.

The world’s richest person tweeted a picture where he can be seen standing next to the pope, captioning it: “Honored to meet @pontifex yesterday.”

Musk commented on his own outfit, saying his suit was “tragic”.

Musk’s four teenage boys are also pictured, but not his 18-year-old transgender daughter who recently sought to change her name and sever ties with him. Musk has eight children.

The purpose and location of Musk’s meeting with the pope were not immediately clear.

The Twitter bot that tracks Musk’s private jet showed the Tesla CEO flying from Austin, Texas, to Rome, Italy, on June 30.

Musk did not just tweet about meeting the Pope. He also tweeted: “feeling … perhaps … a little bored?”, an old image of himself and ex-wife Talulah in Venice, and a tribute to Technoblade, a gaming YouTuber who died of cancer at 23.