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Elon Musk, proprietor of social media platform X and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, deleted a publish 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 publish quoted one other X consumer who commented about what the FBI mentioned “seemed to be an tried assassination” on former President Donald Trump on Sunday. This may mark the second assassination try on Trump after a gunman opened hearth at one in every of his rallies over the summer time.
Musk was roundly criticized for his publish. Some X customers questioned why Musk nonetheless has safety clearance, a privilege offered to him as CEO of SpaceX.
In comply with 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 mentioned.
Musk finally deleted the publish. He now claims that the publish was a “joke.”
“Effectively, one lesson I’ve realized is that simply because I say one thing to a bunch and so they chortle doesn’t imply it’s going to be all that hilarious as a publish on 𝕏,” Musk posted after deleting his assassination publish.
“Seems that jokes are WAY much less humorous if individuals don’t know the context and the supply is apparent textual content,” he continued.
Over time, Musk has more and more turn into seeped into right-wing politics and much proper conspiracy theories. He introduced his open help for former President Donald Trump after the assassination try in July.
Whereas Musk has deleted his personal publish, he has continued to unfold conspiracy theories concerning the reported Trump assassination try. Early Monday morning, after taking his publish down, Musk boosted one other far right-wing account that questioned why different current presidents had not skilled assassination makes an attempt.
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