Trending on Twitter: Elon Musk generates heaps of ridicule and sympathy for canceling his purchase on Twitter

To absolutely no one's surprise, the news that Elon Musk was canceling his purchase of Twitter Inc TWTR sparked a storm among the platform's inhabitants, with most of the reactions being strongly biased against Tesla Inc. Head of TSLA.

Musk Bashing: Paul Krugman, New York Times NYT columnist and Nobel Prize-winning economist, combined Musk's actions with the downfall of the brash UK Prime Minister, tweeting: "Someone has to say it: given his obviously poor impulse control, Elon Musk looks like the Boris Johnson of technology."

Celebrity gossip columnist Perez Hilton offered a rare foray into tech industry happenings by recalling news of Musk's carnal activities, tweeting, "Yeah, that's definitely because of spam bots and has nothing to do with an employee impregnation scandal that just broke.”

Progressive-focused Occupy Democrats were considerably less upbeat, tweeting: "BREAKING: Twitter President Announces Company Will File Lawsuit Against Republican Billionaire Elon Musk for trying to evade his "agreement" to buy the company - throwing a major wrench in his attention-seeking scheme. RT IF YOU HOPE THEY MAKE ELON PAY!"

And "Our America" ​​podcast co-host and Democratic strategist Sawyer Hackett put the situation in monetary perspective, tweeting, "Elon Musk lost $70 billion this year The market crashed, his sexual misconduct cost him billions, and he had to sell 10 million shares of his company to afford Twitter. Now Twitter is going to sue him for reneging on the deal and will take some more."

On the flip side: Still, Musk had his defenders.

Graham Allen, host of the conservative-focused "Dear America" ​​podcast, tweeted: "So it's officially confirmed by @elonmusk TWITTER SUCKS!!!!"

Steve Deace, host of BlazeTV, said: "Prediction: Elon Musk still ends up buying Twitter, but for much less than $44 billion."

Ian Miles Cheong, host of YouTube series 'Catch Up', predicted: "It's not over yet. Elon Musk claims Twitter has repeatedly violated the agreement. It is possible to trade a new trade at a price well below $54.20 per share."

And vice-screenwriter Anna Merlan paid the South African-born tycoon a backhanded compliment, tweeting: "Elon Musk has apparently never retired before, so this is really a surprised."

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