Elon Musk insists ‘joke’ noting no one is trying to assassinate Biden or Harris would be much funnier in context
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and the biggest troublemaker on the internet, posted and then deleted a comment over the weekend in which he appeared to question the lack of assassination attempts Joe Biden And Kamala Harris, after what authorities said was a second assassination attempt Donald Trump. He later claimed he was only joking and claimed that the joke would have been extremely funny in that context.
Musk responded to a user on X who wrote, “Why would they want to kill Donald Trump?” The X owner, who has supported the former president, replied, “And no one is trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.” His post was accompanied by a thinking face emoji.
Unsurprisingly, the social media musings have sparked backlash. In a pair of less-than-helpful posts on Monday, Musk wrote: “Well, one lesson I’ve learned is that just because I say something to a group of people and they laugh doesn’t mean it’s going to be as funny as a post on X.” In another post, he said: “Turns out jokes are MUCH LESS funny if people don’t know the context and the delivery is just plain text.”
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In fact, the “lesson” Musk should learn is that it seems odd that no one has tried to assassinate specific individuals, especially given the reach of his account, which has over 197 million followers. Besides, one wonders who makes up the initial group of people who are subjected to Musk’s “humorous” jokes, and what context he thinks would improve the reaction of your average X user.
In a statement, the White House called Musk’s post “irresponsible” and echoed comments by Biden and Harris that there is no place for political violence in the United States. “Violence should only be condemned, never encouraged or joked about,” the spokesperson said. Andrew Bates speak.
Of course, Musk is no stranger to bizarre, outrageous social media posts. Last week, after Taylor Swift endorses Harris and signs on for Tesla CEO’s position as “Kidless Cat” wrote: “Okay Taylor…you win…I will give you a child and protect your cat with my life.”
