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[global network reporter jiang ailing] according to reuters, american entrepreneur musk posted on the social platform x on the 15th local time, commenting on the "assassination attempt" of former us president trump, saying, "no one even tried to assassinate biden or harris." the us secret service said on the 16th that it had noticed musk's post. at the same time, the report said that the white house criticized musk's remarks.

according to reuters, after the suspect in trump's "attempted assassination" was arrested, musk posted on the social platform x on the 15th, saying, "no one even tried to assassinate biden or harris," and ended the post with a thoughtful emoticon.

american entrepreneur musk's profile picture source: foreign media report

musk's comments were quickly criticized by x users, who were concerned that musk's comments to his nearly 200 million followers could incite violence against us president biden and vice president harris. musk subsequently deleted the post, but the secret service said it had noticed the matter.

"the secret service is aware of musk's social media posts and, as a matter of practice, we do not comment on matters involving the protection of intelligence," a spokesman said in an email to reuters. "however, we can confirm that the secret service investigates all threats related to those we protect."

the spokesperson declined to say whether the secret service had contacted musk. the report mentioned that musk also seemed to suggest in a follow-up post that he was just "joking."

at the same time, the report said that the white house criticized musk's post. white house spokesman andrew bates said on the 16th that "violent acts should only be condemned and should never be encouraged or used as a joke. such remarks are irresponsible."

according to a previous report by xinhua news agency, trump encountered an assassination attempt while playing golf in florida on the 15th. trump is fine and the suspect has been detained.

the us secret service said at a press conference that afternoon that the incident occurred near the trump international golf club at 13:30 local time when trump was playing golf. the secret service found a suspect sticking a gun out of the fence of the golf course and pointed it at trump. the suspect then drove away and was later arrested in the neighboring martin county. no one was injured in the incident. trump himself also said, "i am safe and fine!" this is the second time trump has encountered an attempted assassination in two months. the last assassination occurred on the podium of a campaign rally in mid-july. british media commented that such phenomena show that "political violence has become the new normal in the united states."