A sourced record of 212 statements and actions by Elon Musk and his companies since 2022: interventions in the politics, governments, courts and regulation of 43 countries and the European Union, threats and legal action against critics, and the use of market power against competitors. Each entry sets out what he said or did, the background, the response and what happened next.
1 entry: Government power and conflicts of interest · ChinaClear filters
Where government office, contracts or diplomacy met the interests of Musk's companies: his role in government, federal contracts, and states pressed to approve Starlink.
The New York Times reported, citing two US officials, that Musk would receive a Pentagon briefing on military plans for a possible war with China. Musk met Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon the next day (NBC News; Axios).
Response: Trump called it such a fake story and said China will not even be mentioned or discussed; he also said Musk would be susceptible, perhaps because Elon has businesses in China. Hegseth said "T…
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