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Nick Jonas faces fan backlash over social media post responding to Elon Musk

Singer-songwriter Nick Jonas sparked a reaction to what many X users interpreted as an endorsement of Elon Musk. Post a photo

The comment, which appears to be a play on the 2006 Jonas Brothers hit, was a response to Musk's comment on an old GIF of the band spinning a coffee table with the caption, “How the tables have turned.” , and was a reference to Musk's subsequent story about Tesla's success. Victory for President-elect Donald Trump.

Singer-songwriter Nick Jonas sparked a reaction to what many X users interpreted as an endorsement of Elon Musk.

A third commenter demanded that Jonas delete the post “right now,” writing: “This guy is awful and it's not funny even if he meant it as a joke.”

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One X user said, “Elon has great ideas and can be considered a visionary, but just like Trump, there are times when we disagree with Elon. They used to be Democrats. “Perhaps we should all come together and calm down and stop being so polarized.”

“They will try to mob you and convict you for something as simple as tweeting Elon. The left is long gone and out of their minds,” they added. .

A third person said: “It's amazing how many people are legitimately offended by this post. Getting emotional about Elon talking to Cenk Uyghur and replying to John Fetterman. “Have you ever thought that you are acting like a social fanatic?” cult? “

According to a source close to Jonas told the Daily Mail“Nick is not going to waver from his post about Elon Musk, he is not going to double down on it, he is not going to delete it. … Nick has more important things to worry about than dealing with online trolls for what he thought was a fun, drama-free post.”

“Whether you support it or not, Nick was trying to be smart about making some kind of statement or show of support, but you can't do anything on the internet without getting attacked. This will pass, and Nick has already done things like this. Staying away from controversy” somehow made it. ”

Fox News Digital reached out to Jonas' representatives for comment, but did not receive a response in time for publication.

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