{"id":76931,"date":"2024-10-21T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3351a6ca9ea576bd9e80bd008f1966ab"},"modified":"2024-10-21T06:00:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T06:00:12","slug":"elon-musk-to-upgrade-security-after-left-wing-magazine-labels-him-public-enemy-no-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/elon-musk-to-upgrade-security-after-left-wing-magazine-labels-him-public-enemy-no-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk to upgrade security after left-wing magazine labels him \u2018Public Enemy No. 2\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay show-gate\" readability=\"24.90543071161\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\" readability=\"28.62265917603\">\n<p>Join Fox News for access to this content<\/p>\n<p>You have reached your maximum number of articles. Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\" readability=\"21.43949044586\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <span class=\"waslinkname\">Terms of Use<\/span> and <span class=\"waslinkname\">Privacy Policy<\/span>, which includes our <span class=\"waslinkname\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/span>. <\/div>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Having trouble? Click here.<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Elon Musk<\/span> said Sunday he planned to upgrade his security after a left-wing German magazine labeled him an enemy of the people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Musk held a town hall discussion in <span class=\"waslinkname\">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<\/span>, on Sunday in support of former President Donald Trump\u2019s candidacy. While talking to the crowd, Musk commented on the heightened political atmosphere as the nation approached the November presidential election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He noted he was recently on the cover of <span class=\"waslinkname\">Der Spiegel,<\/span> which labeled him &#8220;Public Enemy No. 2&#8221; \u2013 the first being Trump.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m like, enemy number 2 of what? Uh, democracy? I mean I\u2019m pro-democracy. I\u2019m literally trying to uphold the Constitution and ensure we have a free and fair election,&#8221; Musk said, eliciting applause from the crowd.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>ELON GOES ON CAMPAIGN BLITZ AGAINST GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, VOWS TO REVEAL BIZARRE ALLEGED SCHEMES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/elon-musk-pittsburgh-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/elon-musk-pittsburgh-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/elon-musk-pittsburgh-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/elon-musk-pittsburgh-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/elon-musk-pittsburgh-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/elon-musk-pittsburgh-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/elon-musk-pittsburgh-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/elon-musk-pittsburgh-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/elon-musk-to-upgrade-security-after-left-wing-magazine-labels-him-public-enemy-no-2.png\" alt=\"Elon Musk speaking at an event\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><span>SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk speaks at a town hall with Republican candidate U.S. Senate Dave McCormick at the Roxain Theater on October 20, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.<\/span> <span>(Michael Swensen\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m definitely upgrading my security. Guess I better cancel that open-car parade,&#8221; Musk said, a seeming nod to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The SpaceX CEO said he was a &#8220;little shook&#8221; by the &#8220;level of vitriolic hatred on the left.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>ELON MUSK KICKS OFF DAILY MILLION-DOLLAR GIVEAWAY FOR SIGNERS OF PRO-TRUMP PETITION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/elon-musk-folsom-pa-oct.-17-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/elon-musk-folsom-pa-oct.-17-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/elon-musk-folsom-pa-oct.-17-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/elon-musk-folsom-pa-oct.-17-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/elon-musk-folsom-pa-oct.-17-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/elon-musk-folsom-pa-oct.-17-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/elon-musk-folsom-pa-oct.-17-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/elon-musk-folsom-pa-oct.-17-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/elon-musk-to-upgrade-security-after-left-wing-magazine-labels-him-public-enemy-no-2.jpg\" alt=\"Elon Musk speaking to a crowd\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><span>Elon Musk speaks as part of a campaign town hall in support of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump in Folsom, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;They claim they\u2019re tolerant. And yet, they\u2019re incredibly intolerant and spewing hate,&#8221; Musk said. &#8220;Whereas on the right I see people who tend to regard people on the left as, well, misguided. But they don\u2019t hate them\u2026 but the amount of hate coming from the left is like, wow, next level.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital has reached out to Der Spiegel for a response.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/musk-trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/musk-trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/musk-trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/musk-trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/musk-trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/musk-trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/musk-trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/musk-trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/elon-musk-to-upgrade-security-after-left-wing-magazine-labels-him-public-enemy-no-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Elon Musk jumping in the air at a Trump rally\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"9.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><span>Elon Musk jumps on the stage as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa.&nbsp;<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former President Trump has survived two assassination attempts \u2013 one during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July, and another around two months later while he was playing a round of golf at his club in West Palm Beach, Florida.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Musk officially endorsed Trump over the summer, when the 45th president survived the first assassination attempt, and has since joined the campaign trail in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania to rally support and encourage people to vote.<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News Digital&#8217;s Emma Colton contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Fox News for access to this content You have reached your maximum number of articles. 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