Crypto CEO resigns after posting about 'literal war' against Trump opponents
A prominent cryptocurrency CEO turned outspoken supporter of Donald Trump is resigning from the company he helped build after posting incendiary remarks on X in the wake of Saturday’s assassination attempt on the Republican presidential nominee.
A prominent cryptocurrency CEO turned outspoken supporter of Donald Trump is resigning from the company he helped build after posting incendiary remarks on X in the wake of Saturday’s assassination attempt on the Republican presidential nominee.
Ryan Selkis, who posts on X as “twobitidiot,” said Friday he was stepping down as CEO of Messari, a crypto data company, after his “politics and rhetoric put the team in harms way,” he said.
Following the attempt on Trump’s life in Pennsylvania, Selkis took to X and seemed to call for violence against non-Trump supporters.
“Anyone that votes against Trump at this point can die in a f-----g fire,” he said on X in a since-deleted post Saturday following the attempt. “Literal war,” Selkis added.
In a follow-up post, he said: “The Civil War for the country started today, and if you are anti-Trump you are against the men who are willing to fight. Good luck.”
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