Elon Musk, tasked earlier this year with firing thousands of federal workers across the United States, shared a post that blamed “public sector employees” for mass killings committed under Adolf Hitler and other dictators.

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.

Unelected White House advisor Elon Musk retweeted a post on Thursday that blamed the atrocities committed by Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong — on public sector workers. "Stalin, Mao, and Hitler didn't murder millions of people,

Elon Musk is facing backlash after he reposted a tweet which claimed that Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong were not responsible for the deaths of millions of people

The post, originally shared by another user, read, "Stalin, Mao and Hitler didn’t murder millions of people. Their public sector workers did."

Elon Musk has shared a tweet that claimed Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong were not responsible for the deaths of millions of people but the public sector workers were

Elon Musk shared a controversial post suggesting that mass killings by Hitler, Stalin, and Mao were conducted by public sector workers, not the dictators. The tweet implies criticism of federal employees under Trump's administration.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has caused outrage after he reposted a tweet that claimed that Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong were not responsible for the deaths of millions of people but the public sector workers were.

Stalin, Mao, and Hitler didn’t murder millions of people. Their public sector employees did,” said an X post shared by the site’s owner, multibillionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.