Elon Musk, proprietor of social media platform X and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, deleted a submit referencing assassinations of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris early Monday morning.
“And nobody is even attempting to assassinate Biden/Kamala 🤔,” Musk wrote.
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Musk’s now-deleted X submit quoted one other X person who commented about what the FBI stated “gave the impression to be an tried assassination” on former President Donald Trump on Sunday. This could mark the second assassination try on Trump after a gunman opened fireplace at one among his rallies over the summer season.
Musk was roundly criticized for his submit. Some X customers questioned why Musk nonetheless has safety clearance, a privilege offered to him as CEO of SpaceX.
In observe up posts, Musk initially defended his remark.
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“Nobody has even tried to take action is the purpose I’m making and nobody will,” Musk stated.
Musk ultimately deleted the submit. He now claims that the submit was a “joke.”
“Properly, one lesson I’ve realized is that simply because I say one thing to a gaggle they usually snigger doesn’t imply it’s going to be all that hilarious as a submit on 𝕏,” Musk posted after deleting his assassination submit.
“Seems that jokes are WAY much less humorous if individuals don’t know the context and the supply is apparent textual content,” he continued.
Through the years, Musk has more and more turn out to be seeped into right-wing politics and much proper conspiracy theories. He introduced his open assist for former President Donald Trump after the assassination try in July.
Whereas Musk has deleted his personal submit, he has continued to unfold conspiracy theories in regards to the reported Trump assassination try. Early Monday morning, after taking his submit down, Musk boosted one other far right-wing account that questioned why different latest presidents had not skilled assassination makes an attempt.
