> Or, if he wants to eventually become the President of the US, then that's an alternative explanation (of why he cared)?

That would require a constitutional amendment in order for him to be eligible. He’s revealed himself to be pretty dumb, but even I give him enough credit to not be so stupid as to think he will one day he President.

He's not broadly stupid. He does seem to have the very specific failure to believe that rules or consequences apply to him. He's correct about this a lot of the time, and it's probably the source of a good deal of his success. I think he's capable of believing he could be president some day.

> Are you sure he didn't actually want to but it, before it turned out there are so many bots?

There's very little doubt in my mind. The bot thing was always just rhetorical. he didn't suddenly "discover" something he wasn't already well aware of.

Elon will never be president. Only in part because he is not a US born citizen.

Ok he's from South Africa

> Are you sure he didn't actually want to but it, before it turned out there are so many bots?

Yes. This has been covered widely and was a key reason he had to follow through with the purchase. The bot thing was an attempt to get out of buying Twitter, not something he actually believed. You need to realize that he's like Trump: lying is kind of beside the point. He'll say whatever he thinks will get him what he wants, which ultimately public adulation, however hollow that is.