The post falsely claimed that Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong were not responsible for the murders of millions of people, but rather public sector workers were.

Elon Musk has sparked backlash after the billionaire reposted on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, a post which declared that Hitler “didn’t murder millions of people,” but rather it was public sector employees.

Tech billionaire and senior President Trump adviser Elon Musk visited the National Security Agency (NSA) this week after calling for an “overhaul” of the agency earlier this month. Musk, who is spearheading the push to overhaul the federal government and align it with the vision of the president,