Elon Musk says he was target of 2 assassination attempts (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Chief Government Elon Musk on Saturday mentioned in a social media submit that he had been the goal of two assassination makes an attempt prior to now eight months. The billionaire made the declare within the hours after former President Donald Trump survived an assassination try.

“Harmful occasions forward,” Musk mentioned on X, previously Twitter. “Two individuals (separate events) have already tried to kill me prior to now 8 months. They have been arrested with weapons about 20 minutes drive from Tesla HQ in Texas.”

A gunman opened fireplace at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, killing one attendee and critically injuring two others. Trump mentioned he was struck in the proper ear by the shooter, who was killed by Secret Service snipers.

Musk’s assertion adopted his endorsement for Trump as the following president. Musk mentioned he donated to Trump’s marketing campaign and that, “Final time America had a candidate this powerful was Theodore Roosevelt.”

Previously, Musk has expressed his considerations about being assassinated. He alleged in 2022 that reporters who shared his real-time location information have been giving out “assassination coordinates.”

The experiences about Musk’s whereabouts have been based mostly on publicly out there flight data displaying the situation of his personal aircraft. The journalist accounts have been banned on X, which Musk owns.

Musk additionally was the goal of threats from former Russian house company chief Dmitry Rogozin. “If I die underneath mysterious circumstances, it has been good knowin ya,” Musk mentioned in response.

Within the hours after the assassination try on Trump, Musk criticized the Secret Service.

“Excessive incompetence or it was deliberate,” Musk wrote. “Both manner, the SS management should resign.”

Musk additionally mocked the pinnacle of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, in a repost that confirmed her background as a senior director and snack and beverage large PepsiCo.

“So earlier than being put accountable for defending the presidnet, she was guarding baggage of Cheetos …” Musk wrote.