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Elon Musk announced on Saturday that he "fully" endorsed Donald Trump minutes after gunshots erupted at the former President's Pennsylvania campaign rally.
"I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery," the tech billionaire wrote on Saturday.
Musk also posted a widely shared photo of the former president being escorted off stage after gunshots rang out from the crowd. The image shows Trump with blood on his face while holding his fist in the air. The American flag can be seen waving in the background.
Later, Musk also commented that the "last time America had a candidate this tough was Theodore Roosevelt."
Before Saturday, Musk had not publicly endorsed a candidate for the 2024 race.
However, Bloomberg recently reported that Musk donated an undisclosed amount of money to America PAC, a super political action committee working to elect Donald Trump in 2024.
Following the Saturday incident, a Trump representative said that the former president is being "checked out at a local medical facility" and the Secret Service announced that Trump is "safe."
However, Musk called the Secret Service's efforts a "major fail."
Representatives for Trump and Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
