If not for him trying to get out of it through a lawsuit first it would indeed be hard.
But even taking that into account it isn't such a stretch, after all, once it became obvious he was going to be on the hook for executing the deal the next question would have been: how to get maximum mileage out of this.
The one thing that still has me holding back from that conclusion is that Elon apparently values Twitter more than he does either his money or the Tesla brand, both of which appear to be on fire.
But even taking that into account it isn't such a stretch, after all, once it became obvious he was going to be on the hook for executing the deal the next question would have been: how to get maximum mileage out of this.
The one thing that still has me holding back from that conclusion is that Elon apparently values Twitter more than he does either his money or the Tesla brand, both of which appear to be on fire.