Elon Musk Rips Secret Service Director With Viral Tweet

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Elon Musk isn't impressed with Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle.

Donald Trump was nearly killed over the weekend when gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Miraculously, Trump was only clipped in the ear, despite Crooks getting off several shots with a direct line of sight at the Republican nominee for President.

Cheatle later claimed the building Crooks fired from didn't have agents on the roof because it was sloped. That, of course, is a 100% unacceptable excuse.

Elon Musk rips Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle.

Prior to Cheatle running the USSS, she was senior director in global security at PepsiCo. The Tesla founder used that as an excuse to hammer her on X with a now-viral meme.

He tweeted the well-known photo of a Cheeto holding a door shut with the caption, "Visual approximation of Secret Service Director Cheetos’s 'foolproof' assassination protection strategy."

The tweet has currently been seen more than 40 million times. Give it a look below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

Obviously, the situation isn't a joking matter at all, but I'm not even sure Musk is joking. He's clearly mocking the fact someone responsible for security at PepsiCo is now responsible for keeping Trump and President Joe Biden alive.

It'd been more than four decades since the last time a potential assassin's bullet hit a current President or former President.

The idea Donald Trump could be shot seemed like a ridiculous idea prior to Saturday. Yet, that's exactly what happened, and it's a miracle he's still alive. Taking a shot at 130 yards is easy work for anyone who knows what they're doing. Thankfully, Crooks wasn't able to land any shot on Trump other than clipping him in the ear. One person in the audience was tragically killed and two more wounded.

After all the chaos and carnage, the public still has no information on Crooks' motive and we're told the building wasn't secured from the roof because it was sloped. It makes no sense.

Clearly, Elon Musk isn't impressed or satisfied with Cheatle's conduct.

Elon Musk goes after USSS director following failed Donald Trump assassination attempt. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

We'll see if she resigns, but for now, Musk is going at her hard on X. Let me know what you think at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

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David Hookstead is a reporter for OutKick covering a variety of topics with a focus on football and culture. He also hosts of the podcast American Joyride that is accessible on Outkick where he interviews American heroes and outlines their unique stories. Before joining OutKick, Hookstead worked for the Daily Caller for seven years covering similar topics. Hookstead is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin.