Remember Elon was sued to force him to perform to an agreement he signed, to buy Twitter. Up to the moment he announced he would buy it after all, he was trying

Remember Elon was sued to force him to perform to an agreement he signed, to buy Twitter. Up to the moment he announced he would buy it after all, he was trying to get out of the deal. Based on what is actually known about the circumstances of him spending $44B to avoid litigation, the likeliest explanation is that he thought the value of Twitter would grow, or at least lose less compared to the cost of a settlement. Now the spin is, as Pee Wee Herman said "I meant to do that!"