The White House on Friday lashed out at Elon Musk for promoting "Antisemitic and racist hate" after the Tesla CEO and X Corp. owner said he agreed with a social media post accusing "Jewish communities" of pushing "hatred against whites."
Musk, responding on X, wrote that that post "said the actual truth."
Bates appeared to be referring to the mass murder at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018, in which 11 people were shot to death by a gunman who expressed a belief in the antisemitic "white genocide" conspiracy theory.
"We condemn this abhorrent promotion of Antisemitic and racist hate in the strongest terms, which runs against our core values as Americans," Bates said.
Spokespeople for Tesla and X did not immediately respond to CNBC's requests for comment on the White House's statement.
Persons:
Elon Musk, Rishi Sunak, Andrew Bates, Bates, " Bates, Musk, Jonathan Greenblatt
Organizations:
Tesla Inc, Elon, X Corp, Synagogue, Defamation League
Locations:
London, Pittsburgh, Israel, America