Musk promotes X over ‘legacy media’ amid Trump ‘bloodbath’ comments

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday appeared to defend former President Donald Trump over media coverage of his “bloodbath” comments, saying people should avoid “being misled by legacy media” said they should use X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

Musk suggested that “legacy media” were taking Trump’s comments from Saturday out of context when reporting on the former president’s rally. During a heated rally in Ohio on Saturday night, President Trump spoke about his proposed high tariffs on auto imports and warned that there would be “bloodshed” in the United States if he loses the November election. .

“We’re going to impose a 100 percent tariff on every car that comes through the line. And if I win, I won’t be able to sell those cars… Now, if I don’t win, That’s what it is.” It would be a disaster for the whole thing, but it would be minimal. That would be a disaster for the country,” President Trump said.

Musk fired on Sunday series of posts X responded to the interview. He suggested that instead of reading news from news outlets, people should use X to share news.

He responded to a user’s post accusing the media of “lying” about President Trump’s recent statements.Legacy media lies” He also wrote in another post:[e]It’s easy to know who the NPCs are today. with memes illustration of gray cartoon character with speech bubble.

NPC means “non-playable character”. According to , it refers to characters in video games that are out of the user’s control and often have scripted dialogue. new york times. The Times noted that this meme form has become popular among right-wing commentators and has been used to suggest that liberals are incapable of thinking for themselves.

Musk also encouraged users to send posts from X to their friends.

“Please send a link from this platform to your friends who are still confused by legacy media!” he wrote.He also I reposted the video Instructs users how to “share posts with people outside of this platform.”

The Biden campaign quickly condemned Trump’s comments on Saturday as a “threat of political violence.”

“He wants another January 6th, but the American people continue to reject his extremism, love of violence, and thirst for revenge, giving him another defeat in this November’s election.” will give,” campaign spokesman James Singer said in a statement.