Musk-Twitter deal, as seen in tweets

Elon Musk may complete a $44 billion acquisition of the company Twitter until the end of the week. The takeover was one of the more unusual blockbuster deals in recent memory, with months of twists and turns. A billionaire entrepreneur who also works Tesla and SpaceX, and has nearly 110 million Twitter followers, have repeatedly taken to the social media platform to comment on the deal, sometimes expressing enthusiasm about its potential and other times criticizing the company’s handling of spam and fake accounts and other issues.

Here’s how it played out on Twitter.