{"id":2493617,"date":"2025-10-02T06:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T10:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-calls-for-the-southern-poverty-law-center-to-be-shut-down\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T06:09:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T10:09:38","slug":"elon-musk-calls-for-the-southern-poverty-law-center-to-be-shut-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-calls-for-the-southern-poverty-law-center-to-be-shut-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk calls for the Southern Poverty Law Center to be &#8216;shut down&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-for-the-southern-poverty-law-center-to-be-shut-down%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=2493617&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>The article reports that Elon Musk,CEO of Tesla,X,and SpaceX,has publicly called for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to be &#8220;shut down,&#8221; labeling the association as &#8220;evil&#8221; and accusing it of spreading &#8220;hate propaganda relentlessly.&#8221; Musk made these remarks on his X <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sickening-video-shows-antifa-allegedly-stab-4-trump-supporters-in-washington-dc\/\" title=\"Sickening Video Shows Antifa Allegedly Stab 4 Trump Supporters in Washington DC\">social media account<\/a>, echoing sentiments from right-wing commentator mike Cernovich. This criticism is part of musk&#8217;s ongoing disdain for the SPLC, which he has described previously as a &#8220;scam organization&#8221; and &#8220;criminal organization&#8221; in separate posts. The SPLC, known for its <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >work tracking hate groups<\/a>, had recently included the conservative group Turning point USA in its 2024 &#8220;Year in hate and Extremism Report,&#8221; which sparked condemnation from Turning Point USA&#8217;s founder, Charlie Kirk, who accused the SPLC of smearing conservative organizations and profiting from fear. musk&#8217;s latest comments continue his public opposition to the SPLC amid broader controversy surrounding the organization&#8217;s methods and political stance. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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 for the Southern Poverty Law Center to be &lsquo;shut down&rsquo;<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2361958\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a>, the former adviser to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> and current CEO of Tesla, X, and SpaceX, has called for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/southern-poverty-law-center\/page\/2\/?_amp=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Southern Poverty Law Center<\/a> to be &ldquo;shut down.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Musk called the organization &ldquo;evil&rdquo; and said it persistently spreads &ldquo;hate.&rdquo; The former head of the Department of Government Efficiency commented on his X account on early Thursday morning, quoting a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cernovich\/status\/1973526798752424400\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> from right-wing political commentator and social media personality Mike Cernovich.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3833311\/democrats-dig-in-shutdown-demands-russ-vought-bully-tactics\/\">Democrats dig in on shutdown demands after Russ Vought &lsquo;bully&rsquo; tactics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3833167\/house-gop-presses-democrats-national-security-shutdown-fight\/\">House GOP presses Democrats over national security in brewing shutdown fight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3833297\/antifa-to-host-covert-training-conference-in-philadelphia\/\">Antifa to host covert training conference in Philadelphia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The SPLC is an evil organization that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-calls-for-the-splc-to-be-shut-down\/\" title=\"... for the ... to be &#039;shut down&#039;\">spreads hate propaganda relentlessly<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>It needs to be shut down. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v40Io9cGbK\">https:\/\/t.co\/v40Io9cGbK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1973639218930040966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The SPLC is an evil organization that spreads hate propaganda relentlessly,&rdquo; Musk <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1973639218930040966\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>. &ldquo;It needs to be shut down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk&rsquo;s comments are not the first time he has expressed disdain for the SPLC. He has been highly-critical of the far-Left advocacy organization in recent years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In May 2025, the SPLC listed Turning Point USA on its &ldquo;2024 Year in Hate and Extremism Report.&rdquo; The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3422356\/southern-poverty-law-center-turning-point-usa-hate-and-extremism-report\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SPLC described Turning Point<\/a> as a &ldquo;well-funded, hard-right organization with links to Southern Poverty Law Center-identified hard-right extremists and a tremendous amount of influence in conservative politics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Turning Point USA founder and CEO at the time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>, condemned the report and classification of his group. He responded with a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The SPLC has added Turning Point to their ridiculous &lsquo;hate group&rsquo; list, right next to the KKK and neo-Nazis, a cheap smear from a washed-up org that&rsquo;s been fleecing scared grandmas for decades,&rdquo; Kirk <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1926750880440693042?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;They somehow still rake in over $100 million a year peddling their &lsquo;hate map&rsquo; nonsense, sitting pretty in their Montgomery &lsquo;Poverty Palace&rsquo; while crying about &lsquo;hate&rsquo; to line their pockets. Even former staffers called their racket a &lsquo;con.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3833203\/cancel-netflix-elon-musk-echoes-conservative-boycott-and-ends-his-own-subscription\/\"><strong>&lsquo;CANCEL NETFLIX&rsquo;: ELON MUSK ECHOES CONSERVATIVE BOYCOTT AND ENDS HIS OWN SUBSCRIPTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1926770530658512955\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commented<\/a> on Kirk&rsquo;s post, calling the SPLC a &ldquo;scam organization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In November 2024, when responding to a post by Seth Dillon, CEO of the satire site, <em>The Babylon Bee. <\/em>Dillon <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SethDillon\/status\/1858869596146811053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1858876233645195391%7Ctwgr%5Ecd130685fd042e0e6adf275b511f3e5f1ff7d857%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.al.com%2Fnews%2F2024%2F11%2Felon-musk-calls-splc-a-criminal-organization-for-hit-piece-on-babylon-bee-sister-site.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commented<\/a> on X about the SPLC planning to release a report doxxing several of his staff members. In response, Musk again criticized the SPLC.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a criminal organization imo [in my opinion],&rdquo; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1858876233645195391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/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 urges shutting down the Southern Poverty Law Center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2493618,"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\/2025\/05\/AP25120625716319.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50410,32192,32311,55964,15303],"class_list":["post-2493617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-controversy-2","tag-elon-musk","tag-free-speech","tag-southern-poverty-law-center","tag-splc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25120625716319.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493617","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2493617"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2493621,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493617\/revisions\/2493621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2493618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2493617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2493617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2493617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}