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‘No one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala,’ X owner tweeted after
apparent Trump assassination attempt
The White House has condemned Elon Musk for tweeting “no one is even trying to
assassinate Biden/Kamala” in response to an X user asking “Why they want to kill
Donald Trump?”
The president’s office issued a statement Monday criticizing the “irresponsible”
post, which was accompanied by an emoji face with a raised eyebrow. The White
House said: “Violence should only be condemned, never encouraged or joked about.
This rhetoric is irresponsible.” The statement added that there should be “no
place for political violence or for any violence ever in our country”.
This article was amended on 16 September 2024. An earlier version stated that
Elon Musk had tweeted “Why they want to kill Donald Trump?” It was later
corrected to make clear he was replying to that tweet.
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Meta boss regrets bowing to government power and says he would not make the same
choices today
The Meta boss, Mark Zuckerberg, has said he regrets bowing to what he claims was
pressure from the US government to censor posts about Covid on Facebook and
Instagram during the pandemic.
Zuckerberg said senior White House officials in Joe Biden’s administration
“repeatedly pressured” Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to
“censor certain Covid-19 content” during the pandemic.
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