Just hours had passed since the FBI closed what was being investigated as the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump, when Elon Muskowner of X, decided to set his own social network on fire. A supporter of the Republican candidate, whom he publicly supported, the billionaire posted a message wondering why “no one is trying to assassinate Biden or Kamala.” The text, later deleted, was accompanied by an emoticon – this one:🤔-.
The tweet was sent at 2:41 a.m. (Spanish peninsula time) and circulated for several hours, reaching the entire world. 30 million viewsaccording to the American press. Then, Musk, aware that thousands of users had taken a screenshot, shared another message: “A lesson I’ve learned is that just because I say something to a group and they laugh doesn’t mean it’s going to be as funny as a poster on “. And a third: “Turns out jokes are MUCH less funny if people don’t know the context and the message is just text.”
Elon Musk has become one of Trump’s main supporters in this election campaign. And that’s not all: just a few weeks ago, the former US president announced that he would task Musk with leading a reform of public administration if he were elected.
It turns out that jokes are MUCH less funny if people don’t know the context and if the delivery is in plain text.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 16, 2024
This is not the first time the billionaire has done his thing on the social network. On previous occasions, he has shared images of Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, created with artificial intelligence and decorated with communist symbols.
