{"id":2342492,"date":"2024-09-17T17:42:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T21:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-being-investigated-after-post-about-biden-harris-and-the-second-trump-assassination-attempt\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T17:42:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T21:42:44","slug":"elon-musk-being-investigated-after-post-about-biden-harris-and-the-second-trump-assassination-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-being-investigated-after-post-about-biden-harris-and-the-second-trump-assassination-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Being Investigated After Post About Biden, Harris and the Second Trump Assassination Attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-being-investigated-after-post-about-biden-harris-and-the-second-trump-assassination-attempt%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2342492&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk\u2064 is currently under investigation following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-press-sec-used-insult-condemned-by-dem-officials-as-homophobic\/\" title=\"Biden Press Sec Used Insult Condemned by Dem Officials as \u2018Homophobic\u2019\">controversial social media post<\/a> he made \u2063after\u200c an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The\u2064 post, which was later deleted, questioned the absence of threats \u2063against President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, stating, \u201cAnd no one is even trying \u200cto assassinate Biden\/Kamala.\u201d This comment, while not a direct threat, drew significant scrutiny from government officials and the public. The White House promptly condemned Musk&#8217;s remarks, emphasizing that there is no \u2062place for political violence and that such\u2062 comments are irresponsible. The \u2062Secret Service\u200b has also indicated that it is aware of and investigating the issue, as it pertains to the protection \u200cof the President and Vice President. Media outlets have been critical\u2063 of Musk&#8217;s comments, with some calling him a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-considering-not-giving-trump-intelligence-briefings\/\" title=\"Biden Considering Not Giving Trump Intelligence Briefings\">national security risk<\/a>\u2064 and suggesting \u2063he\u2064 should face legal repercussions. \u200bDespite \u200cthe controversy, there are opinions suggesting that the Secret Service has\u2063 more pressing \u2063matters to \u2063focus on than Musk&#8217;s posts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk is being investigated after a post made in the wake of the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In the now-deleted post, made shortly after Sunday&rsquo;s would-be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-wanted-pull-classic-45-move-shots-rang-golf-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassin scare<\/a>, Musk appeared to question the lack of attempts on the lives of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden\/Kamala,&rdquo; Musk wrote on X, adding a thinking emoji at the end.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well,&rdquo; he later added in a reply to his own comment before ultimately deleting the post, &ldquo;one lesson I&rsquo;ve learned is that just because I say something to a group and they laugh doesn&rsquo;t mean it&rsquo;s going to be all that hilarious as a post on X.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The post, while obviously not a threat, is still attracting the attention of the government.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>A response from the White House was swift, slamming the billionaire for the post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As President Biden and Vice President Harris said after yesterday&rsquo;s disturbing news,&rdquo; White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/09\/16\/elon-musk-trump-biden-assassination-attempt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>,&nbsp;&ldquo;there is no place for political violence or for any violence ever in our country,&rsquo; and &lsquo;we all must do our part to ensure that this incident does not lead to more violence.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bates said violence should &ldquo;only be condemned, never encouraged or joked about,&rdquo; calling the actions &ldquo;irresponsible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-says-joe-biden-kamala-harris-blame-latest-assassination-attempt-real-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Biden-Harris administration<\/a> is not the only government force turning its focus on Musk. The presidential guard itself confirmed personnel are already involved in the situation.<\/p>\n<p>According to the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/musk-tweet-assassination-trump-harris-biden-b2614136.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent<\/a>, the Secret Service said it is aware of and is investigating Musk&rsquo;s posts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The US Secret Service is aware of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/projected-top-nfl-pick-under-fire-for-nobama-costume-from-2012-when-the-quarterback-was-14\/\" title=\"Projected Top NFL Pick Under Fire For \u2018NOBAMA\u2019 Costume From 2012, When The Quarterback Was 14\">social media post made<\/a> by Elon Musk and as a matter of practice,&rdquo; an agency spokesperson said in an  to the Independent,&rdquo; we do not comment on matters involving protective intelligence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The statement affirmed that the Secret Service &ldquo;investigates all threats related to our protectees.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The government wasn&rsquo;t the only organization jumping into the dogpile.<\/p>\n<p>Like clockwork, the media kicked into high gear at the merest criticism or questioning of the nation&rsquo;s venerable executives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/elon-musk-biden-harris-assassination-post-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wired<\/a>, in a bit of shameless hand-wringing, said the billionaire&rsquo;s innocuous posts &ldquo;could be interpreted as a call to murder President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris,&rdquo; and outright called Musk &ldquo;a national security risk&rdquo; in the headline.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/09\/media\/msnbc-guest-claims-elon-musk-should-be-prosecuted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, Silicon Valley investor Roger McNamee appeared on MSNBC and said Musk should face charges.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have somebody who runs a really strategic defense and aerospace projects for the federal government who&rsquo;s actively undermining the government that&rsquo;s paying him,&rdquo; McNamee argued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And somewhere in that is a legal case that needs to be prosecuted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While the Secret Service should look into every threat, it&rsquo;s clear that the men responsible for defending our nation&rsquo;s current and former leaders have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-declares-secret-service-needs-help-second-assassination-attempt-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bigger fish to fry<\/a> than a South African billionaire.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In the now-removed post, which came shortly after a recent scare involving an attempted assassin, Musk seemed to question why there have been no attempts on the lives of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. He wrote on X, \u201cAnd no one is even trying to assassinate Biden\/Kamala,\u201d and included a thinking emoji. Later, in response to his own comment before deleting it, he remarked, \u201cone lesson I\u2019ve learned is that just because I say something to a group and they laugh doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s going to be all that hilarious as a post on X.\u201d Although the message was not explicitly threatening, it has drawn government scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>The White House quickly condemned Musk&#8217;s comments. White House spokesperson Andrew Bates stated that both President Biden and Vice President Harris emphasized there is no place for political violence in America and urged everyone to ensure such incidents do not escalate into further violence. Bates criticized Musk&#8217;s remarks as &#8220;irresponsible,&#8221; asserting that violence should only be condemned rather than joked about.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Secret Service confirmed they are aware of Musk&#8217;s posts and are investigating them as part of their standard procedure regarding protective intelligence matters related to their protectees.<\/p>\n<p>Media outlets also reacted strongly; Wired suggested that Musk\u2019s seemingly harmless posts could be seen as inciting violence against Biden and Harris while labeling him a &#8220;national security risk.&#8221; Silicon Valley investor Roger McNamee appeared on MSNBC advocating for legal action against Musk for undermining government efforts while managing significant defense projects funded by federal contracts.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s essential for the Secret Service to investigate any potential threats seriously, it&#8217;s evident they have more pressing concerns than those posed by an individual billionaire from South Africa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2342493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Elon-Musk.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3620,32192,4021],"class_list":["post-2342492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden","tag-elon-musk","tag-harris"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Elon-Musk.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}