Elon Musk on Tuesday contrasted the dearth of motion towards people on Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged consumer record to the controversial euthanasia of pet squirrel “Peanut” final yr.
What occurred: In an X submit, Musk used the favored “The Workplace” meme to criticize what he perceived as hypocrisy within the justice system.
“They arrested (and killed) Peanut, however haven’t even tried to file costs towards anybody on the Epstein consumer record,” the world’s richest man mentioned.
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Why It Issues: Peanut’s seizure and subsequent euthanasia ignited public outrage and have become a serious flashpoint earlier than the presidential elections final yr. The controversy additionally spawned a Solana SOL/USD-based memecoin Peanut the Squirrel (PNUT).
The officers had expressed grief over Peanut’s demise however said that it needed to be carried out because of potential rabies publicity. Rabies testing finally got here up unfavorable.
Musk, who was siding with Republicans then, used the animal’s demise to focus on New York state officers and even mentioned that President Donald Trump would “save the squirrels.”
Quick ahead to July 2025, Musk and Trump aren’t as pleasant.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has rued the dearth of arrests within the Jeffrey Epstein row, and at one level, alleged that Trump’s identify on the record is the explanation behind the dearth of motion. It’s price noting that he later retracted the assertion
Worth Motion: On the time of writing, PNUT was exchanging fingers at $0.2354, up 5.59% within the final 24 hours, in accordance with information from Benzinga Professional.
Benzinga Observe: Investing in meme cash is very speculative and includes vital threat. Meme cash typically lack intrinsic worth and are pushed by market sentiment, social media developments, and speculative buying and selling
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