Elon Musk mulls building an Iron Man ‘flying metal suit of armour’ after Trump assassination attempt


Musk had previously entertained the concept of an Iron Man-esque supersuit. In 2021, he met with Edminston to discuss the invention, but it is unclear if Musk took the idea any further. — Reuters

Elon Musk is looking to fortify his security following an assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump during a campaign rally on July 13.

A few hours after the shooting, a tech and cybersecurity blog, Whole Mars Catalog, tweeted at Musk to “beef up” his security.

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