The White House on Friday denounced Elon Musk for promoting an anti-Jewish conspiracy theory on his social media platform X, calling it “abhorrent promotion of antisemitic and racist hate.” Mr. Musk endorsed a post on X, formerly Twitter, that accused Jewish people who are facing antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war of pushing the “exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them” and supporting the immigration of “hordes of minorities.” Jewish groups compared the statement to a belief known as replacement theory, an antisemitic conspiracy theory. Andrew Bates, a White House spokesman, said in a statement, “It is unacceptable to repeat the hideous lie behind the most fatal act of antisemitism in American history at any time.” Mr. Bates said President Biden would continue to condemn antisemitism. IBM, a major advertiser on X, suspended its advertisement spending after learning the company’s ads were showing up next to white nationalist and Nazi content. Mr. Musk has faced increasing criticism, including for tolerating and encouraging antisemitic abuse on his social media platform. He has also faced criticism for his history of feuds with President Biden. “In building our EV charging network, we have to ensure that as many chargers work for as many drivers as possible,” Mr. Biden tweeted in February. “To that end, @elonmusk will open a big part of @Tesla’s network up to all drivers.”
