Elon Musk mulls constructing Iron Man go well with after Trump assassination try

A couple of hours after the taking pictures, a tech and cybersecurity weblog, Entire Mars Catalog, tweeted at Musk to “beef up” his safety.

“Perhaps it’s time to construct that flying metallic go well with of armor [sic],” Musk replied. 

Prolific X-poster and Musk fan Ian Miles Cheong additionally pleaded with Musk to “triple” his safety, writing that “if they will come for Trump they can even come for you.” 

The Tesla CEO replied that two individuals had already tried to assassinate him previously eight months and that in each cases, they had been arrested with weapons. 

“Harmful occasions forward,” Musk mentioned. 

Musk has beforehand entertained the idea of an Iron Man-esque supersuit. In 2021, he met with engineer and inventor Dylan Lange Edminston, who created a prototype of a flying go well with made from iron, to debate the invention. 

It’s unclear if Musk took the concept any additional. Edminston and Musk didn’t reply to a request for remark. 

A author for Marvel Studios’ 2008 movie Iron Man, Mark Fergus, additionally beforehand named Musk as an inspiration for the titular character within the collection. Musk had a cameo within the second installment of the collection in 2010. 

Assist for Trump

Since absolutely endorsing Trump mere minutes after the taking pictures, Musk has engaged virtually continuous in his help for the previous president. Shortly after the taking pictures, he in contrast the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to former President Theodore Roosevelt. 

On Saturday night, the X CEO known as for the pinnacle of the Secret Service, charged with defending Trump, to resign, questioning if the company’s “incompetence” was “deliberate.” He posted comparable speculations all through the evening, at one level saying he couldn’t sleep. 

As of Monday afternoon, Musk was nonetheless posting concerning the taking pictures. He has taken to calling the pinnacle of Secret Service “Director Cheetos” for her previous work as the pinnacle of world safety at PepsiCo. He mentioned it was “tremendous bizarre” that the general public nonetheless didn’t have entry to any posts from the 20-year-old shooter. 

Musk additionally seems to be affronted by the mainstream media’s protection of the occasion, calling for the Wall Avenue Journal to “clear home” over an article reporting on division following the taking pictures. 

On Friday, sources informed Bloomberg that Musk donated to America PAC, an excellent political motion committee working to elect Trump, although it was unclear how a lot he gave. The filings ought to come out Monday night.

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