Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) spoke with Andrea Mitchell in a one-on-one interview as he prepares to leave Congress after more than a half century in public service. The veteran senator discusses national security challenges, his concerns over some of President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks and more.
Elon Musk has been a constant companion to President-elect Donald Trump as Trump meets with foreign leaders — an ever-present personality at Mar-a-Lago since November, even accompanying Trump to Paris on his first foreign trip since winning the election.
Under any other normal circumstance, that would not be permitted, but now we are in a different rule set when it’s Trump.” Especially troubling to some is Musk’s prospective role recommending ambitious cuts in federal jobs. The former intelligence official added, “When he’s one of the arbiters of government efficiency, and how many thousands of people he can fire, he has all these government conflicts.” Musk’s government contracts involve more than 17 U.S. government agencies.
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