Billionaire Elon Musk sparked controversy among some in the wake of yet another attempted assassination of Republican former President Donald Trump on Sunday with an X post noting the apparent lack of assassination attempts against Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

The controversy and fierce criticism received eventually prompted Musk to delete the post, which he now seems to suggest was intended as a joke, according to the Associated Press.

Not everyone was laughing, though, especially the White House, which asserted through a spokesperson that Musk's "rhetoric is irresponsible" -- all while deftly dodging assertions from others that the current administration's own virulently anti-Trump rhetoric is similarly irresponsible in light of the repeated attempts to end Trump's life.

Musk deleted X post about lack of assassination attempts against Biden and Harris

On Sunday, an apparent would-be assassin armed with a rifle was thwarted by U.S. Secret Service agents as he lay in wait to ambush former President Trump while golfing at his private resort in South Florida.

An X account that Musk follows asked, "Why they want to kill Donald Trump?" Musk posted in response, "And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala," followed by the thinking face emoji, according to CNN.

The blowback was fierce and immediate as other users urged Musk to delete the post about the lack of assassination attempts against President Biden and VP Harris, but he initially refused to do so and commented on one post, "No one has even tried to do so is the point I’m making and no one will."

Eventually, after Musk was informed that some people may misinterpret his post as calling for assassination attempts against the incumbent administration, he relented and wrote in response, "Fair enough. I don’t want to do what they have done, even in jest," and subsequently deleted the offending initial post.

White House appears to condemn Musk over deleted post

Later, amid continuing criticism from Democrats and the media about the since-deleted post, Musk posted, "Well, one lesson I’ve learned is that just because I say something to a group and they laugh doesn’t mean it’s going to be all that hilarious as a post on X."

Just moments later, he added in a second post, "Turns out that jokes are WAY less funny if people don’t know the context and the delivery is plain text."

Yet, not everyone found the alleged humor in Musk's initial post, as CNN reported that White House spokesman Andrew Bates said, "As President Biden and Vice President Harris said after yesterday’s disturbing news, 'there is no place for political violence or for any violence ever in our country,' and 'we all must do our part to ensure that this incident does not lead to more violence.'"

"Violence should only be condemned, never encouraged or joked about," Bates added, per the AP. "This rhetoric is irresponsible."

Secret Service possibly investigating

The U.S. Secret Service, which reportedly thwarted the attempted assassination of former President Trump at his golf course on Sunday, is tasked with investigating alleged threats against presidents and vice presidents, and according to CNN the agency acknowledged that it was aware of Musk's since-deleted post about President Biden and VP Harris.

"As a matter of practice, we do not comment on matters involving protective intelligence," a spokesman told the outlet. "We can say, however, that the Secret Service investigates all threats related to our protectees."

In the end, given all of the violent and threatening rhetoric from the left aimed at Trump, Musk's comment about Biden and Harris seemed relatively minor, but he took the high road and deleted the message to avoid being perceived as inciting violence against the incumbent duo -- something the left largely refuses to do with their incessant hyperbole against the former president.