The post falsely claimed that Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong were not responsible for the murders of millions of people, but rather public sector workers were.

As Tesla stocks continue their free-fall into the abyss, billionaire edgelord Elon Musk thinks defending literal Hitler might somehow stop the bleeding. The SpaceX founder has reposted a tweet claiming that history’s infamous dictators weren’t actually responsible for murdering people.

Elon Musk has shared a tweet that claimed Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong were not responsible for the deaths of millions of people but the public sector workers were

Elon Musk is facing backlash after he reposted a tweet which claimed that Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong were not responsible for the deaths of millions of people

The post, originally shared by another user, read, "Stalin, Mao and Hitler didn’t murder millions of people. Their public sector workers did."

Elon Musk shared a controversial post suggesting that mass killings by Hitler, Stalin, and Mao were conducted by public sector workers, not the dictators. The tweet implies criticism of federal employees under Trump's administration.

Musk and Tesla have faced heightened criticism since the billionaire made a gesture likened to a Nazi salute during an inaugural event in January.

MAGA Billionaire Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter), is facing criticism after amplifying a tweet that downplays the responsibility of historical dictators in mass killings. The post, originally from the account "Alice Smith" and shared by user "Rothmus,

It's not the first time the world's richest man has taken an incendiary stance on Adolf Hitler or the atrocities of World War II

Elon Musk has reposted a tweet suggesting that Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong were not responsible for murdering millions of people. The post amplified by Musk to his 219.6 million followers blamed “public sector workers” for the atrocities carried out in the name of some of the most barbarous tyrants in modern history.

Elon Musk has sparked backlash after the billionaire reposted on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, a post which declared that Hitler “didn’t murder millions of people,” but rather it was public sector employees.