US Secret Service says it is aware of Musk post about Biden, Harris

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday it was aware of a post by billionaire Elon Musk on the X social media platform musing about an absence of assassination attempts on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Musk, who owns the platform, formerly known as Twitter, put up the post after a man suspected of planning to assassinate Republican former President Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach was arrested on Sunday.

A Trump supporter and the CEO of Tesla, Musk wrote on Sunday: "And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala," a post he ended with an emoji of a face with a raised eyebrow.

He was quickly criticized by X users from the left and right, who said they were concerned his words to nearly 200 million followers could incite violence against Biden and Harris.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-secret-says-aware-musk-192156536.html

[BamaRefugee]

1. They are also aware of the fact that he won't have a hand laid on him by ANYONE. They'll wrap this up quick.

[Gaytano70]

2. Whom is the "he"?

And wrap what up quick(ly)?

[niyad]

6. Did you read the OP?

[Kid Berwyn]

3. Nationalize Twitter and all the rest of this traitor's ill-gotten loot.

Teach him a lesson he’d appreciate.

[PCIntern]

4. And I'm aware of the Lindbergh kidnapping.

[Bristlecone]

5. He's another toxic, garbage human being

With a self inflated ego the size of the moon.

Just a shit person.

[Joe Nation]

7. Live by the sword...

And no one is even trying to assassinate Musk. 🤨

[iemanja]

8. He may have gotten a visit

by the Secret Service and taken the tweet down in response. It sure did take him a while to delete it.

[orleans]

9. from that yahoo link

"The Secret Service is aware of the social media post made by Elon Musk and as a matter of practice, we do not comment on matters involving protective intelligence," a spokesperson told Reuters in an email. "We can say, however, that the Secret Service investigates all threats related to our protectees."

The spokesperson declined to specify whether the agency had reached out to Musk, who seemed to suggest in follow-up posts that he had been making a joke.

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The White House criticized Musk for his post.

"Violence should only be condemned, never encouraged or joked about. This rhetoric is irresponsible," White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said on Monday.

great. they know about it. i know about it. we all fucking know about it including some right wing magat crazy who could act on it!

[FeelingBlue]

10. I wish the US

Would simply rescind his citizenship and his welcome. Let him find a different home for his money and his right-wing ideology.

[Justice matters.]

11. I am calling for a MASSIVE boycott of TESLA EVs.

Encourage everyone to purchase Union-made GM EVs and Ford EVs.

Tell them electric MUSTANGs are really cool!

Boycott of X is not working (it's an addiction for hundreds of millions around the world).

Boycott of TESLA will. That irresponsible child in a 53-year-old body must not work in a fascist regime!

[NoMoreRepugs]

12. Careful what u wish for ELoon.

[Picaro]

13. Well duh

Planning on doing anything about it?

Or is it now explicit that the wealthy are immune from any normal repercussions?

Musk is now intimately intertwined with federal government including NASA and the DoD.

So I guess he’s off limits.

[bikes and bunnies]

14. Evil Fascist Creep Says What?

I agree with Justice Matters. Boycott Tesla.
I see them everywhere around here (in the Bay Area).

I would never drive one, for the same reason my Jewish grandfather would never buy a Ford.
(Hitler awarded Ford for his vicious anti-semitism.)

In 2017, I bought a used Chevy Spark EV for only $8300. It had only 14K miles on it.
My wife and I bought a 2021 Chevy Bolt for $17,500. It had only 10K miles on it (due to non-driving during Covid).

Fascist free, emission free driving.

[Charlie Chapulin]

15. Can he be deported?

Followed by Thiel and Rupert Murdoch?

[Qutzupalotl]

16. What tipped them off?