In an X post on Sunday, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk wrote that the mainstream media “are actively working” to have himself and former President Donald Trump assassinated.
Musk’s caption was posted with a screenshot of a magazine cover calling him “enemy no. 2” with an edited photo of his face meshed with Trump’s.
The image was from Germany’s largest news magazine, Der Spiegel.
In the image, Musk is referred to as Trump’s “buddy” and that he is working toward “the dismantling of liberal democracy.”
“With their relentless hit pieces, legacy mainstream media are actively encouraging the assassination of @realDonaldTrump and now me,” Musk wrote.
With their relentless hit pieces, legacy mainstream media are actively encouraging the assassination of @realDonaldTrump and now me https://t.co/rHPrF6HlYZ pic.twitter.com/fuPrWUqS3X
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 20, 2024
In remarks this week, Musk clarified that he’d increase his security because engaging in politics “dramatically” increases his risk of being assassinated.
“I do not have a death wish, but the stakes are so high that I really feel I have no choice but to do it, and that's that's the reason,” he added.
"I’m like, enemy number 2 of what? Uh, democracy? I mean I’m pro-democracy. I’m literally trying to uphold the Constitution and ensure we have a free and fair election," Musk said in his remarks.
🇺🇸ELON: I’M INCREASING MY RISK OF BEING ASSASSINATED BY ENGAGING IN POLITICS
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 20, 2024
“So, dramatically increasing my risk of being assassinated and engaging in politics are not what I want to do.
I do not have a death wish, but the stakes are so high that I really feel I have no choice… https://t.co/VjYu9zE3iz pic.twitter.com/z2QNJPeS5M