WASHINGTON: The US Secret Service mentioned on Monday (Sep 16) it was conscious of a publish by billionaire Elon Musk on the X social media platform musing about an absence of assassination makes an attempt on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Musk, who owns the platform, previously often known as Twitter, put up the publish after a man suspected of planning to assassinate Republican former President Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Seaside was arrested on Sunday.
A Trump supporter and the CEO of Tesla, Musk wrote on Sunday: “And nobody is even making an attempt to assassinate Biden/Kamala,” a publish he ended with an emoji of a face with a raised eyebrow.
He was rapidly criticised by X customers from the left and proper, who mentioned they had been involved his phrases to just about 200 million followers might incite violence in opposition to Biden and Harris.
Musk deleted the publish however the Secret Service, tasked with defending present and former presidents, vice presidents and different notable officers, took discover.
“The Secret Service is conscious of the social media publish made by Elon Musk and as a matter of apply, we don’t touch upon issues involving protecting intelligence,” a spokesperson informed Reuters in an electronic mail. “We are able to say, nonetheless, that the Secret Service investigates all threats associated to our protectees.”
The spokesperson declined to specify whether or not the company had reached out to Musk, who appeared to recommend in follow-up posts that he had been making a joke.
