White House condemns Musk over 'abhorrent' post on X
The Guardian|November 18, 2023
The White House has labelled Elon Musk’s endorsement of an antisemitic social media post “abhorrent ” as the condemnation of the X owner’s action grows.
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White House condemns Musk over 'abhorrent' post on X

A statement from the White House issued yesterday said: “We condemn this abhorrent promotion of antisemitic and racist hate in the strongest terms, which runs against our core values as Americans.”

Musk sparked anger when responding to a user who accused Jewish people of “hating white people” and showing indifference to antisemitism, he said: “You have said the actual truth.” X users, including many in the tech industry, attacked the posts, though other users agreed with Musk.

The White House’s statement continued: “It is unacceptable to repeat the hideous lie behind the most fatal act of antisemitism in American history at any time, let alone one month after the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust.”

The scathing criticism from the White House capped a week of controversy for X, formerly Twitter. IBM announced it would stop advertising on X after a report said its ads were appearing alongside material praising Adolf Hitler and Nazis.

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