Elon Musk Reveals 2 Assassination Bids on Him in 8 Months, Backs Trump After Shooting

New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk condemned the attack on former US President Donald Trump and stood in solidarity with him, saying, he "endorses President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery." He also wished for the Republican presidential nominee's speedy recovery.

Sharing a video of Trump from the scene of shooting, Musk tweeted, "I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery(sic)."

Describing the shooting incident as “extreme incompetence or deliberate”, he also sought the resignation of the head of the Secret Service and the leader of this security detail. He also raised questions over the security lapse during Trump's rally.

Musk wrote, "Extreme incompetence or it was deliberate. Either way, the SS leadership must resign(sic)." Musk went on to say that the SS leadership should be put in jail.

The Billionaire businessman revealed on Sunday that he also faced threats to his life in the last eight months.  While replying to a user on X, Musk said that he was also targeted in the last eight months on two different occasions. He added that the armed culprits were arrested from Texas.

"Dangerous times ahead. Two people (separate occasions) have already tried to kill me in the past 8 months. They were arrested with guns about 20 mins drive from Tesla HQ in Texas (sic)," Musk replied to a used on X who voiced concerns about his safety and asked him to beef up his security following assassination attempt on Trump.

A user @stillgray wrote," Please, please triple your protection. If they can come for Trump they will also come for you @elonmusk." 

The SpaceX chief’s admission came after Trump escaped an assassination bid at a rally, which left two, including a suspected shooter, dead and two others critically injured. Acting swiftly, a Secret Service sniper gunned him down.  

Trump Escapes Assassination Bid

Republican leader Donald Trump, who is running for the presidential race, was addressing a massive crowd of his supporters in Butler on Saturday (local time) when gunfire shots were heard. Soon after gunshots were heard, Trump ducked before he was rushed off-stage by US Secret Service personnel.

The news of the assassination attempt spread across the world like a wildfire, drawing sharp criticism from several world leaders.

Visuals have emerged from the scene of shooting which shows Trump delivering a speech while standing at a podium in Butler just when something hits his ear leaving him bleeding. Soon after chaotic scenes erupted. The FBI rushed to the crime spot. It identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, a resident of Pennsylvania.

20-Year-Old Behind Attack

Crooks was apparently shot in the head after he tried killing the former US president. Meanwhile, the law enforcement has recovered AR-Style rifle from the site of shooting.

The shooting at Trump's rally is being probed as an attempted assassination of the former president, law enforcement officials said. Soon after the gunshots were fired, the 78-year-old ex-US president was rushed to a hospital where his condition was said to be stable. Several world leaders have condemned the attacked on Trump and wished for his speedy recovery.

Trump was rushed to a hospital for treatment after the attack. He was later discharged. The former US President boarded a plane to New Jersey from Pennsylvania. He was spotted Deplaning the the plane as he arrived at Newark Airport, just hours after surviving an assassination attempt. He is set to spend the night at his private Golf Club in New Jersey.