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Elon Musk promised Musk finds a new Twitter CEO around the end of 2023 by the end of 2023. It happened on time.

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“So I don't know, I'm guessing probably towards the end of this year would be good timing to find someone else to run the company because I think it should be in a stable position around, you know, the end of this year.”
— Elon Musk · Feb 15, 2023 · World Government Summit (February 15, 2023), video, ~00:15:36 00:15:36 ↗
Video: World Government Summit (February 15, 2023), video, ~00:15:36
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:15:36 — WORLD GOVERNMENT SUMMIT (FEBRUARY 15, 2023), VIDEO, ~00:15:36
What actually happened

Musk named Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO on May 12 2023, ahead of his end-of-year guess. Wikipedia: Linda Yaccarino (named Twitter CEO May 2023) ↗

The Progression

Feb 15, 2023
The promise: “So I don't know, I'm guessing probably towards the end of this year would be good timing to find someone else to run the company because I think it should be in a stable position around, you know, the end of this year.” · World Government Summit (February 15, 2023), video, ~00:15:36 00:15:36 ↗
May 12, 2023
Delivered — on time. Musk named Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO on May 12 2023, ahead of his end-of-year guess. Wikipedia: Linda Yaccarino (named Twitter CEO May 2023) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Delivered · on time. It happened.

At the World Government Summit in February 2023 Elon Musk said the end of 2023 would probably be good timing to find someone else to run Twitter. He named Linda Yaccarino in May.

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