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

Musk shared the post Thursday from an account named “TheAliceSmith” without comment, but was clearly trying to hype his work at DOGE

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.

Billionaire-Trump backer Elon Musk recently retweeted a post suggesting that Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong were not responsible for killing millions of people. The tweet was originally made by a Alice Smith (@TheAliceSmith),

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.

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,