Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) praised Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, calling it a significant move for free speech, amidst increasing crackdowns by governments. What Happened: On Thursday, Cruz expressed his views on the recent developments surrounding Musk’s social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter. “People are hungry for the truth worldwide. Elon Musk buying Twitter was the biggest development for free speech in recent history. It is both telling and dangerous when governments try to crack down on that,” Cruz tweeted. The senator’s tweet comes in the wake of escalating legal disput…