ABC News reports:
The White House on Monday decried a now-deleted post by Elon Musk on X as “irresponsible.” In the Sunday night post — which he made after the second apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump — Musk, who owns the platform, responded to a user who asked, “Why they want to kill Donald Trump?” In his post, Musk wrote, “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.”
Responding to the post on Monday, the White House condemned Musk for having “joked about” or even “encouraged” violence. “As President Biden and Vice President Harris said after yesterday’s disturbing news, ‘there is no place for political violence or for any violence ever in our country,’ and ‘we all must do our part to ensure that this incident does not lead to more violence,’ the statement read.
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The White House on Monday decried a now-deleted post by Elon Musk on X as “irresponsible.” https://t.co/brF8Pu25gy
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It’s time the US govt consider seizing Twitter because its owner is using the platform to incite violence and criminal activity versus the President and VP. Like any other asset used to commit crimes it should be subject to forfeiture. https://t.co/C6mr7DzjOR
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) September 16, 2024
Elon Musk published and deleted a post wondering why no one was trying to assassinate President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, on the same day Donald Trump was the target of another apparent assassination attempt https://t.co/vJHfJ8gbe1 https://t.co/vJHfJ8gbe1
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) September 16, 2024