Elon Musk’s assassination joke bombs, internet responds with calls for his deportation
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Whether Musk’s language rises to such a level [Brandenburg test] isn’t immediately clear. We’ve contacted legal experts to learn more about how his comments might be interpreted by a court, but haven’t heard back.
The US Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting high-ranking US federal government officials and investigating threats toward them, did respond, but wouldn’t go into specifics.
“The Secret Service is aware of the social media post made by Elon Musk and as a matter of practice, we do not comment on matters involving protective intelligence,” a spokesperson told us. “We can say, however, that the Secret Service investigates all threats related to our protectees.”
We’ve also asked Musk about how he intends to save his comedy career after telling a “joke” so bad it’s led to calls for his deportation, but haven’t heard back.
