Mr Beast, the world's most subscribed YouTuber, has offered to be Twitter's CEO. Elon Musk reacts

 Musk is looking for a new CEO that can take his place and he has found an unlikely prospect. Jimmy Donaldson, better known as Mr Beast, the creator of the popular video sharing site, took to the social networking site on Thursday to shoot his shot.

Can I be the new Twitter CEO?

— MrBeast (@MrBeast) December 22, 2022

Mr Beast, the most subscribed YouTuber in the world, asked Musk if he could be the CEO of Twitter. Less than an hour after Mr Beast shared his proposal, the boss of both companies said it was not out of the question. Mr Beast gives away a lot of money in his videos.

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 He launched a virtual-restaurant called MrBeast Burger. On Monday, Musk shook everyone after he posted a poll asking if he should continue as the head of the social network. Musk said he would follow the results of the poll and step down as head of the micro-blogging site. Musk was caught in a fix after the majority of voters voted against him.

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 The eccentric billionaire informed that he was looking for a new CEO after he said only Blue users would be allowed to vote. As soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job, I will resign as CEO. Since taking over the company, Musk has personally overseen the firing of over half the workforce, bringing the headcount to under 2,000. After months of back-and-forth with the board, Musk officially bought the company for $44 billion in October this year. After taking charge, Musk imposed himself on the company and got rid of the dead weight. 

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Half of the workforce has been cut, which has brought the total number of employees to just under 2,000. Musk's experiment with Twitter is hurting his other projects. Musk is trying to find a new CEO in order to soothe the investors who are becoming restless. 

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