The messages appeared on Trumps account after 8 a.m.
ET on Wednesday before they were removed.
One of the messages read, Im sad to announce: My father Donald Trump has passed away.
Donald Trump Jr.(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
I will be running for president in 2024.
Another talked of how North Korea was about to get smoked.
But an aide to Trump Jr., Andrew Surabian, wrote on X, This is obviously not true.
Dons account has been hacked.
Trump Jr., known for his provocative posts, has more than 10 million followers.
The press office ofX/Twitterwas unavailable, with a message, Busy now, hey check back later.
Musk himself also was a target of the incident, a bitcoin scam.
