Secret Service Probes Elon Musk’s ‘Joke’ About Assassination Attempts
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.
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 ????”
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.” (Read more from “Secret Service Probes Elon Musk’s ‘Joke’ About Assassination Attempts” HERE)
