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Elon Musk drew fierce backlash on his own X (formerly Twitter) platform for what was slammed as an “appalling and indefensible” response to an apparent second attempt on the life of former president and current GOP nominee Donald Trump . Trump was, per the FBI , the subject of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in Florida on Sunday, some nine weeks after he was shot during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Musk posted: “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.
” The billionaire, who has 197 million followers, added a thinking-face emoji. The criticism came fast as Musk ― who has endorsed Trump’s 2024 campaign ―- was accused of stoking division and inflaming tensions. Musk later deleted the post.
He explained, “Well, one lesson I’ve learned is that just because I say something to a group and they laugh doesn’t mean it’s going to be all that hilarious as a post on X.” Well, one lesson I’ve learned is that just because I say something to a group and they laugh doesn’t mean it’s going to be all that hilarious as a post on X “Turns out that jokes are WAY less funny if people don’t know the context and the delivery is plain text,” he added. Musk did not elaborate on who was in the group that he initially told the “joke” to and who he said had found it “hilarious.
” Turns out that jokes are WAY less funny if people don’t know the context and the delivery is plain text Musk’s explanation went down as badly as his alleged “joke” did. Here’s how commenters responded to the initial comment: Elon Musk just tweeted this and this is okay? https://t.co/X1qNnisj59 This is a dangerous and disturbing provocation.
https://t.co/1xPdcBcPHD If you or I said this, the FBI would be at our door tomorrow and hauling us away for questioning. https://t.
co/adLDboTtsY and they say this site has advertising problems https://t.co/nhO3ulEIOm Another example of why your children hate you. This is literally incitement.
Hello @DOJCrimDiv and @SecretService . Whenever a US citizen infers that people should consider assassinating @POTUS or @VP , I believe it should be taken very seriously. Please take @elonmusk 's statement here under serious consideration.
https://t.co/70yrmGXuUN this is a defense contractor @FBI @SecretService @CIA https://t.co/uyIEZVLR91 This is actually crazy.
You’ve officially lost it dude and it’s sad to see. A lot of people look up to you but you’re being super irresponsible all because you crave attention https://t.co/REYfWEWJia WTF??? @SecretService you may want to pay this guy a visit.
He ain’t right in the head! https://t.co/kZ5oaWD73U This is appalling and indefensible. https://t.
co/QXAHfOdTnS this guy is out of control https://t.co/9DQOPeKn3w Imagine being the richest man in the world and buying a powerful social media platform, and this (among other outrageously irresponsible tweets) is what you do with it. https://t.
co/6WKPTWMDqW Hey, richest man in the world with incalculable power and influence, please don’t say things like this https://t.co/yUanxcCyaq When it comes to murder, suddenly @elonmusk is a big fan of diversity equity & inclusion Seems about right . https://t.
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Already contributed? Log in to hide these messages. I had a security clearance for most of my adult life. If I had said something like this, I would’ve lost it instantly.
And yet this guy is still a major government contractor. https://t.co/exrI8VYsa7 And here’s how they reacted to his explainer: Nothing is funny about sending a tweet about assassinating the President and Vice President.
He deleted his tweet, but the targeted audience received the message. He knows exactly what he’s doing. if you have to explain your joke it is not funny tee-hee i was just joking about killing the president hehe im da joker baby! pic.
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