Elon Musk makes bizarre superhero-inspired proposal to keep Donald Trump safe from future attacks

Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk has said he is looking at developing an Iron Man-style suit of armor aft alleging 2 abstracted attempts connected his ain life. 

Musk's comments came successful nan aftermath of nan attempted assassination of Donald Trump connected Saturday.

Trump survived aft a slug grazed his correct ear, but a personnel of nan crowd was killed with two others near critically injured erstwhile Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20 opened occurrence astatine a run rally successful Pennsylvania. 

In consequence to a station connected X to Musk that publication 'you amended beef up your information excessively @elonmusk' aft nan shooting, Musk agreed writing: 'Maybe it's clip to build that flying metallic suit of armor [sic].'   

A friend of Musk, Ian Miles Cheong, suggested he 'triple' his protection, penning connected X: 'If they tin travel for Trump they will besides travel for you.'

'Dangerous times ahead. Two group (separate occasions) person already tried to termination maine successful nan past 8 months. They were arrested pinch guns astir 20 mins thrust from Tesla HQ successful Texas,' Musk wrote successful response, without sharing immoderate specifics.

Musk, who really made a little cameo successful Iron Man 2, has antecedently shown liking successful a Tony Stark-inspired suit, moreover gathering pinch technologist Dylan Lange Edminston who built his ain prototype.

The writer down Iron Man Mark Fergus said Musk was 1 of nan inspirations down nan Marvel comic's billionaire philanthropist.

The billionaire CEO officially endorsed Trump arsenic his prime for president pursuing Saturday's shooting calling nan Republican erstwhile president 'tough.'

Musk, nan world's richest person, posted nan endorsement pinch a video of Trump pinch humor connected his look pumping his fist aft aggregate shots rang retired astatine Trump's rally.

The posts cement Musk's displacement towards right-wing authorities and hands Trump a high-profile backer successful his quest to return to nan White House successful nan November 5 election.

'I afloat endorse President Trump and dream for his accelerated recovery,' Musk posted connected his societal media level X.

'The martyr lived,' he wrote successful a later post, citing a reported statement betwixt blimpish task capitalist Peter Thiel and LinkedIn co-founder and Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman.

Musk later posted a photograph of Trump astatine nan event, followed by: 'Last clip America had a campaigner this reliable was Theodore Roosevelt.'

Musk, who has been ramping up disapproval of U.S. President Joe Biden, has besides donated to a governmental group moving to elite Trump, Bloomberg reported connected Friday.

The study did not bespeak really overmuch Musk donated but added it was 'a sizable amount' fixed to a group called America PAC. 

The South African-born businessman's sway stands to use Trump, since Musk has 1 of nan largest footprints connected X pinch 189.5 cardinal followers, meaning his posts tin instantaneously dispersed widely.

Musk has said he antecedently voted for Democratic statesmanlike candidates Hillary Clinton arsenic good arsenic Biden.

However, successful nan past fewer years, Musk has espoused right-wing views, becoming a fierce professional of diverseness initiatives, Biden's migration policies and complaining that Democrats had fixed a 'very acold shoulder' to Tesla and his rocket institution SpaceX.

In March, Trump, who is expected to beryllium formally nominated later this week arsenic nan Republican Party's campaigner for nan autumn election, reportedly met pinch Musk and different able donors.

In consequence to reports of nan meeting, Musk posted connected X: 'Just to beryllium ace clear, I americium not donating money to either campaigner for US President.' 

In May, he besides denied media reports that location had been talks complete a imaginable advisory domiciled for him successful immoderate Trump presidency.

In July 2022, Musk said Trump was 'too aged to be' president of nan United States, and Trump needed to 'sail into nan sunset.' 

Musk besides said he was leaning towards supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for president successful 2024.

Trump deed back, calling Musk a 'Bull***t artist'

Then successful precocious 2022, Twitter reversed its prohibition connected erstwhile President Trump soon aft Musk completed his $44 cardinal acquisition of nan arguable societal media platform, which he later renamed X.

Last month, Trump said he was 'a instrumentality of Elon,' adding 'he does an unthinkable occupation pinch Tesla.'

Musk said astatine a caller Tesla shareholder gathering that nan 2 men had 'some conversations.' Trump is simply a 'huge fan' of Tesla's electrical pickup trucks, Musk said.

Trump has reiterated his promise to instantly wantonness nan Biden administration's 'mandate' to support nan electrical conveyance industry.

Musk's support for Republicans and his antisemitic and different arguable comments person alienated immoderate Tesla customers, weighing connected nan carmaker's estimation and sales.