Forbes StaffAfter receiving massive criticism, the SpaceX founder took a U-turn and deleted his post on Trump.
Elon Musk recently had to delete a post he wrote on X about the latest assassination attempt on Donald Trump. He had to take a U-turn on his post after receiving massive criticism for the same.
Elon Musk deletes post on Trump.
Responding to a question, “Why someone would wish to assassinate Donald Trump?” Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated, “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala,” along with an emoji of a pondering expression. However, he deleted the same. Musk responded to one user who urged him to take down the post or edit it because “people like misinterpreting your obvious intent,” saying, “Fair enough.” He added, “I don’t want to do what they have done, even in jest.”
Elon Musk faces criticism for his now deleted response on X.
Elon Musk’s post was deemed “literally incitement” by grassroots political organizations DemsMight. Former Representative Adam Kinzinger urged Musk to “get help,” calling his statement “unhinged and dangerous,” while conservative pundit Jonah Goldberg denounced Musk’s perspective as “appalling and indefensible.” Former Barack Obama senior adviser David Axelrod said, “Every time you think this guy could not be more irresponsible, he outdoes himself. What a dangerous, asinine thing to post.”
Musk justifies his remarks after deleting the post.
Though Elon Musk deleted the misleading post, he then posted a few more, trying to defend his actions by framing them as an attempt at satire that went completely wrong. He wrote, “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.”
Several X users sought clarification on his current post, with one user writing, “Please explain the full context of the joke and delivery. Post a video so we can understand better.” Another commented, “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.”
