Elon Musk Becomes Champion Against splc Lies and Hate-Spreading
Musk Calls SPLC 'Evil,' Says Group Should Be Shut Down
Musk Calls SPLC ‘Evil,’ Says Group Should Be Shut Down
Elon Musk called for the Southern Poverty Law Center to be shut down early Thursday, accusing it of spreading hate.
“The SPLC is an evil organization that spreads hate propaganda relentlessly,” Musk, the owner of X, Tesla, and SpaceX, and a former adviser to President Donald Trump, posted on X. “It needs to be shut down.”
The post was in response to a link shared by political commentator Mike Cernovich, who had reacted to news that the FBI had cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish group that tracks antisemitism.
Republicans have criticized the ADL for including slain conservative leader Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA in its glossary on extremism.
“Is the SPLC involved at all with the FBI?” Cernovich wrote. “The SPLC incited a mass shooting against a Christian group, the Family Research Council, and provides a ‘hit list’ for terrorists. Now would be a good time to clean house fully.”
Musk’s remarks are the latest in a string of public attacks he has aimed at the SPLC, a progressive advocacy organization he has described as politically biased, according to…