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Elon Musk’s Disturbing “Joke” About Harris Is Coming Back to Haunt Him

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Elon Musk suggested that there should be more assassination attempts on the president and vice president’s lives.

The tech billionaire deleted the tweet after it received widespread backlash.

The Secret Service says it is aware of Musk 's comments and is investigating.

Musk has since deleted the post, saying it was a bad retelling of a "hilarious" joke.

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