Secret Service Probes Elon Musk’s ‘Joke’ About Assassination AttemptsAlana Mastrangelo 19 Sep 2024
The U.S. Secret Service is reportedly probing Elon Musk’s X post pointing out that “no one” is “trying to assassinate” President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris following two attempted assassinations on former President Donald Trump’s life. Musk later deleted his post, claiming it was a joke.
After facing backlash, Musk deleted his X post and said that it had been intended as a joke.
In response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the Secret Service told Bloomberg that the records the agency has regarding Musk’s X post were “compiled for law enforcement purposes” and are being withheld because “disclosure could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings.”
Secret Service spokesperson Nate Herring told the outlet that the agency “is aware of the social media post made by Elon Musk.”
“As a matter of practice, we do not comment on matters involving protective intelligence. We can say, however, that the Secret Service investigates all threats related to our protectees,” Herring added.
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https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/09/19/secret-service-probes-elon-musks-joke-about-assassination-attempts/On Sunday, after Trump survived the second assassination attempt on his life within the span of two months, an X account asked, “Why they want to kill Donald Trump?” to which Musk replied, “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala ????”
