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Elon Musk Assassination Threat Made After United Healthcare CEO Shooting.
An apparent threat was made against billionaire Elon Musk as authorities continue searching for the killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Thompson was shot dead at around 6:45 a.m. on December 4 as he arrived at the New York Hilton Midtown for his company’s annual investor conference.
Surveillance footage showed Thompson walking alone on a sidewalk as the masked shooter ambushed him, shooting him several times. The assailant remained at large on Monday and police had not determined who he is, where he is or why he killed Thompson.
Over the weekend, a user on Bluesky, a platform touted as an alternative to Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, posted an image that appeared to encourage an attack on Musk.
Posted by a user with the handle @smilingnodding.bsky.social alongside a caption that said “#manifesting,” the image showed Musk standing on a sidewalk while a gun is pointed in his direction by a person who cannot be seen.
The post was apparently removed by Bluesky.
The user wrote in a post early Monday that the post had been taken down because “a bunch of crybabies complained to the [moderators].”
The user has been contacted for comment via a direct message on Bluesky. Musk has been contacted for comment via an email to X’s press team.
Musk, the world’s richest man, is the CEO of Tesla and Space X and owns social media platform X. He has been tapped along with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy by President-elect Donald Trump to lead his Department of Government Efficiency, a nongovernmental task force assigned to find ways to fire federal workers, cut programs and slash federal regulations.
The New York Times reported in September that Musk’s security apparatus has grown significantly as he has become more well-known and outspoken. He travels with many as 20 security professionals, who often carry guns and have a medical professional in tow, according to the newspaper.
But while Musk and other billionaire CEOs have full-time security details, the top executives at many smaller companies do not.
Newsweek recently reported that companies across several industries have been reassessing their security plans following Thompson’s killing, with some considering hiring full-time security details for protection.
Glen Kucera, president of Allies Universal’s Enhanced Protection Services, said it had been inundated with calls from executives in the 24 hours after Thompson’s shooting. The company provides security services for about 80 percent of all of Fortune 500 companies.
“As you can imagine, people are scrambling, companies are scrambling,” Charlie Carroll, CEO of ASET Corporation, which provides security for individuals, corporations and government agencies, told Newsweek.
(Bellingham herald)