Elon Musk calls for 'radical action' after National Guard shooting

SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk called for "radical action" in response to two National Guard troops being shot on Wednesday afternoon.

In a post on X, the social media platform Musk owns, Musk expressed his "deepest condolences" for the families of the two troops, who were in critical condition at the time of his post. The troops were ambushed by a gunman at the intersection of 17th St. and I St. in Washington, D.C., just a few city blocks from the White House.

"My deepest condolences to the families of the two National Guardsmen who were murdered in cold blood today," Musk wrote on X. "How many innocent people dying does it take to reform our broken system? Radical action is needed."