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Elon Musk Jumping meme depicting Musk jumping on stage behind Donald Trump during a rally.

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Elon Musk Jumping refers to a photograph of businessman and investor Elon Musk jumping up into the air while wearing a black "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) hat during an appearance at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania during the 2024 Presidential Election. The tech entrepreneur was captured on camera jumping with his hands up in the air and an awkward expression on his face during a rally in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in early October 2024. This marks the second time that a photo of Musk jumping has been turned into a meme.

Origin

On October 5th, 2024, former President Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of the first attempt on his life earlier that year, to hold a rally one month ahead of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Trump invited tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to speak at the rally, with Musk jumping up and down repeatedly as he walked on stage that day (seen below).[1]



New York Times journalist Doug Mills reposted a photo of Musk jumping, captured by photographer Jim Watson,[2] on his X[3] account on October 5th. In the post, Mills wrote, "@realDonaldTrump introduces Elon Musk during a rally in Butler, Pa." The post gathered over 9,000 likes in a day as it went viral online.


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Various internet users mocked Elon Musk for the awkward photo of him jumping at a Trump rally as it quickly garnered virality and became the source of numerous memes.

For example, on October 5th, 2024, Redditor /u/AvadaKedavra03 gathered over 4,000 upvotes in a day on a post in the subreddit /r/EnoughMuskSpam.[4] The image was also used in a post on /r/politics,[5] where it gathered over 29,000 likes in the same timeframe.


2437 DISRUPTOR Elon Musk jumping around like a moron at Trump's PA rally (i.redd.it) submitted 9 hours ago by Avada Kedavra03 317 comments share save hide report crosspost hide all child comments MARS

Also on October 5th, X[6] user @SonnyBunch posted a college of the photo, zooming in on both Musk and Trump's faces. The post read, "I’m sorry, this is the funniest single photo of the entire election cycle," and gathered over 200,000 likes in a day.


Tweet by @SonnyBunch that reads, "I'm sorry, this is the funniest single photo of the entire election cycle." Posted alongside a collage of Musk Jumping during a rally held for "2024 presidential":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/2024-united-states-presidential-election--3 candidate <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> in Butler, Pennsylvania in October 2024.

Meme edits and Soyjaks of the moment began making the rounds on October 6th, 2025, with X[7] user @ClassicalSocdem gathering over 80,000 likes on a FallenChungus version of the meme (originally created by Instagram[10] user schengen__shenanigans), while X[8] user @antii__dote gathered over 52,000 likes on a Soyjak version of the meme posted on the same day.


A reference to the work of webcomic artist "fallenchungus":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/fallenchungus. The original picture was taken during a rally held for "2024 presidential":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/2024-united-states-presidential-election--3 candidate <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> in Butler, Pennsylvania in October 2024.
An MS Paint-style "Wojak":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/wojak illustration of a closeup of <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/elon-musk">Elon Musk's</a> face in a photograph taken of him jumping in the air. The picture was taken during a rally held for "2024 presidential":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/2024-united-states-presidential-election--3 candidate <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> in Butler, Pennsylvania in October 2024.

Later in October 2024, developers @juanditb and @galitsky94 launched Elon Jump,[9] a interactive website based on the meme where several cutouts of jumping Elon Musk could be bounced around the screen.

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"Elon Musk":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/elon-musk edited to look like a cymbal-banging monkey toy. The original picture was taken during a rally held for "2024 presidential":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/2024-united-states-presidential-election--3 candidate <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> in Butler, Pennsylvania in October 2024. "Elon Musk":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/elon-musk edited as though he were being passed through a meat grinder, alongside buttons that read "continue," "stop!" and "continue but slowly." The picture was taken during a rally held for "2024 presidential":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/2024-united-states-presidential-election--3 candidate <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> in Butler, Pennsylvania in October 2024. "Edit of this":https://x.com/TylerJEsquire/status/1842715775095718250 "Elon Musk":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/elon-musk edited to look like "Apu Takes A Bullet":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/apu-takes-a-bullet. The original photo was taken during a rally held for "2024 presidential":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/2024-united-states-presidential-election--3 candidate <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> in Butler, Pennsylvania in October 2024. "Elon Musk":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/elon-musk edited to appear as though he were falling from one of the "Twin Towers during 9/11":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/september-11th-2001-attacks. The picture was taken during a rally held for "2024 presidential":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/2024-united-states-presidential-election--3 candidate <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> in Butler, Pennsylvania in October 2024.

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A PNG image of "Elon Musk":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/elon-musk jumping at a "Donald Trump":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/donald-trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The original photograph was taken on October 5th, 2024, one month prior to the <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/2024-united-states-presidential-election--3">2024 United States presidential election</a>.

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External References

[1] YouTube – The Telegraph

[2] Getty Images – Jim Watson

[3] X – DougMillsNYT

[4]  Reddit – EnoughMuskSpam

[5] Reddit – /r/politics

[6] X – SonnyBunch

[7] X – ClassicalSocdem

[8] X – antii__dote

[9] Elon Jump – Elon Jump

[10] Instagram – schengen__shenanigans

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