{"id":2342537,"date":"2024-09-17T18:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T22:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-calls-biden-and-harris-puppets-after-deleted-post-dustup-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T18:54:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T22:54:52","slug":"elon-musk-calls-biden-and-harris-puppets-after-deleted-post-dustup-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-calls-biden-and-harris-puppets-after-deleted-post-dustup-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk calls Biden and Harris &#8216;puppets&#8217; after deleted post dustup &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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-calls-biden-and-harris-puppets-after-deleted-post-dustup-washington-examiner%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=2342537&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>Billionaire entrepreneur Elon\u200b Musk recently faced \u2064backlash after sharing a now-deleted post suggesting\u200d that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are not targeted by would-be assassins because they are &#8220;puppets&#8221; of the political system. Musk&#8217;s comment came after former President Donald Trump \u200dwas the target of a second assassination attempt. He argued that \u2063unlike Trump, Biden\u200b and Harris could easily be replaced\u2064 as they \u2063merely follow scripts. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kjps-briefing-interrupted-as-every-reporters-phone-goes-off-at-the-same-time\/\" title=\"KJP&#039;s briefing halted by synchronized phone buzz.\">post drew attention<\/a> from\u200d the\u2064 U.S. Secret Service, which acknowledged their awareness of it but declined to provide further\u2063 details on their protective protocols. \u2063Musk later described his \u200bpost as &#8220;dumb&#8221; \u200cand claimed the Secret Service had not contacted him about it. This \u2064sentiment \u2062was echoed by Trump\u2019s running mate,\u2063 Sen. J.D. Vance, during a\u2062 speech where he \u2064contrasted\u200d the threats against \u200bTrump \u200cwith the\u2063 absence of similar threats against Biden and Harris, leading to a broader discussion on the\u200b implications of such remarks \u200dby public figures. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre emphasized the danger of spreading such rhetoric, highlighting the influence that national leaders \u200dhave on the\u2062 public.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Elon Musk calls Biden and Harris &lsquo;puppets&rsquo; after deleting post about assassinations<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1755244\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong>&nbsp;Billionaire businessman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Elon Musk<\/a> is standing by the sentiment he expressed in a since-deleted post that Democrats weren&rsquo;t the ones being targeted by would-be assassins when reached by the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Musk drew rebuke on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X hours after former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> was the target of a second assassination attempt by pondering why &ldquo;no one is even trying to assassinate Biden\/Kamala.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My point is that, over the course of four years in power, no one has tried to assassinate [President Joe] Biden or Kamala [Harris] and no one will, because they are just puppets of the system and will simply be replaced by another puppet who reads what&rsquo;s on the teleprompter,&rdquo; Musk wrote in a message to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Musk added that Trump was different than Biden or Harris because he was not simply a &ldquo;puppet&rdquo; who could be replaced.<\/p>\n<p>The since-deleted post also caught the attention of the Secret Service, which is charged with protecting President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The U.S. 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, we do not comment on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-being-investigated-after-post-about-biden-harris-and-the-second-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" title=\"Elon Musk Being Investigated After Post About Biden, Harris and the Second Trump Assassination Attempt\">matters involving protective intelligence<\/a>,&rdquo; the Secret Service said in a statement to the<em> Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;We can say, however, that the Secret Service investigates all threats related to our protectees.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The SpaceX and Tesla owner said the Secret Service had not personally contacted him about the post and that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-feds-are-helping-register-al-prisoners-to-vote\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Feds Are Helping Register AL Prisoners To Vote\">federal government &#038;ldquo<\/a>;had not raised this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked why he deleted the post, Musk said, &ldquo;It was&nbsp;dumb.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Businessman Elon Musk drew rebuke on his social media platform X hours after former President Donald Trump was the target of a second assassination attempt Sunday. (Photo by Jordan Strauss\/Invision\/AP file)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Monday, Trump&rsquo;s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), made a nearly identical statement to Musk&rsquo;s, saying, &ldquo;No one is even trying to assassinate Biden\/Kamala&rdquo; during his speech at the Georgia Faith &amp; Freedom Coalition dinner in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know it&rsquo;s popular on a lot of corners of the Left to say that we have a both sides problem. And I&rsquo;m not going to say we&rsquo;re always perfect. I&rsquo;m not going to say that conservatives always get things exactly right,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;But you know, the big difference between conservatives and liberals is that we have &mdash; no one has tried to kill Kamala Harris in the last couple of months, and two people now have tried to kill Donald Trump in the last couple of months.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance&rsquo;s observation was the subject of debate during the White House&rsquo;s press conference Tuesday afternoon. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People entrust in you to do just that &mdash; entrust in you to make decisions that&rsquo;s going to move this country forward, to make it the great country that it is,&rdquo; said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during a press briefing. &ldquo;When you have that type of language out there, it&rsquo;s dangerous. It&rsquo;s dangerous because people look up to that particular national leader, and they listen to you when you are a national leader.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, survived a second assassination <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3155052\/trumps-second-assassination-attempt-what-we-know\/\">attempt<\/a> Sunday while golfing at his club in South Florida. The incident was the second in almost three months after a failed first attempt during a Butler, Pennsylvania, campaign rally in July.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3126729\/trump-commits-offering-musk-cabinet-position-if-he-would-do-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>divulged<\/a> that he would offer Musk a Cabinet position or advisory role in his administration &ldquo;if he would do it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a very smart guy. I certainly would, if he would do it, I certainly would. He&rsquo;s a brilliant guy,&rdquo; Trump told&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-says-he-would-consider-ending-7500-electric-vehicle-credit-2024-08-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3083358\/ackman-and-musk-endorsements-depict-shift-away-from-leftism-toward-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>endorsed<\/a> Trump over Harris in July.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1755244\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1755244\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk labels Biden and Harris as &#8216;puppets&#8217; after removing a post regarding assassination attempts. In an exclusive statement to the Washington Examiner, Musk reaffirmed his belief expressed in a now-deleted post that Democrats were not the targets of would-be assassins. His comments came shortly after former President Donald Trump faced a second assassination attempt, prompting Musk to question why &#8220;no one is even trying to assassinate Biden\/Kamala.&#8221; He elaborated that during their four years in office, neither President Joe Biden nor Vice President Kamala Harris had been targeted because they are merely &#8220;puppets of the system&#8221; who could easily be replaced by others reading from teleprompters. Musk contrasted this with Trump, whom he described as not just another &#8220;puppet.&#8221; The Secret Service took notice of Musk&#8217;s deleted post but stated they do not comment on protective intelligence matters while confirming they investigate all threats against their protectees. Musk mentioned that he had not been contacted by the Secret Service regarding his remarks and admitted he deleted the post because it was \u201cdumb.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Trump&#8217;s running mate Sen. J.D. Vance echoed similar sentiments during a speech in Atlanta, noting that no one has attempted to harm Harris recently while two individuals have tried to kill Trump within months. This sparked discussion at a White House press briefing where Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre emphasized the dangers of such rhetoric from national leaders due to their influence on public perception.<\/p>\n<p>Trump survived his second assassination attempt while golfing in South Florida; this incident followed an earlier failed attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania three months prior. Last month, Trump suggested he would consider offering Musk a position in his administration if elected, praising him as &#8220;a very smart guy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2342538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/elon-musk-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,6733,32192,4021,29339],"class_list":["post-2342537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-controversy","tag-elon-musk","tag-harris","tag-puppets"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/elon-musk-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342537","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\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}