Early on Monday, Musk pushed back against calls to restore Alex Jones, a far-right commentator and radio host, to his account on the social media platform.
Alex Jones was banned from the social media site.
Musk vaguely replied with a piece of scripture from the Bible about children.
Musk said he has no mercy for anyone who would use the deaths of children for gain, politics or fame after facing some backlash.
The first time Musk has explained his reasons for not restoring Jones' account was on Monday.
Musk appeared to welcome back West who was banned for six weeks for posting an antisemitic rant, even though he dismissed calls to restore Jones.
Several controversial figures, including former president Donald Trump, have had their accounts restored by Musk.
Musk seems to have embraced the role of the sole arbiter when it comes to high profile account bans and restorations. The billionaire promised to set up a moderation council with "widely diverse viewpoints" which would advise the company on content decisions and account reinstatements. The Anti Defamation League, the NAACP, the Asian American Foundation and several others are some of the civil society groups that Musk is working with.
After facing weeks of criticism for failing to act against Alex Jones, the last major platform to ban him wasTwitter. Jack Dorsey, the CEO of the company at the time, initially said that he had not violated any of the platform's rules. The hammer fell after Jones broadcasted videos of himself heckling several people including a CNN journalist and a senator.
Donald Trump asked users to vote on his account.
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