President Donald Trump’s administration shot down a report by The New York Times that Elon Musk visited the Pentagon Friday for a briefing on China.
President Donald Trump’s administration shot down a report by The New York Times that Elon Musk visited the Pentagon Friday for a briefing on a potential war with China.
The NYT reported Thursday that the purpose of Musk’s visit was related to the “U.S. military’s plan for any war that might break out with China,” according to two anonymous “U.S. officials.” However, Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell and other administration officials pushed back on the report, calling it “completely fake,” with Hegseth clarifying that the visit was instead an “informal meeting about innovation, efficiencies & smarter production.”
“Their FAKE concept for this story is that because Elon does some business in China, that he is very conflicted and would immediately go to top Chinese officials and ‘spill the beans’,” Trump said on Truth Social Friday.
