Elon Musk met with several top Republicans today who are investigating the Biden administration’s efforts to influence major social media platforms as well as Big Tech’s alleged censorship of conservatives.
Elon Musk continued his tour of Washington, D.C. Friday with visits to the White House and Capitol Hill — including several powerful Republicans who are investigating the Biden administration’s efforts to influence the major social media platforms, as well as Big Tech’s alleged censorship of conservatives., according to a person familiar with the matter, and House Oversight and Accountability Chair James Comer , according to a committee spokesperson.
Jordan and Comer’s offices declined to share details of the meetings. The tech billionaire’s Friday goodwill tour of the GOP followed a Thursday meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, where Musk apparently. While it’s not clear exactly what Musk discussed with Republican lawmakers this week, it’s telling that he made the rounds with the new chairs of the committees with jurisdiction over tech platforms.
Musk also met with two top White House officials on Friday to discuss how the Inflation Reduction Act and the infrastructure law, which together look to invest billions in electric vehicles, can “advance EVs and the increase of electrification more broadly,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
Musk met with John Podesta, senior advisor to the president for clean energy innovation, and Mitch Landrieu, who oversees implementation of the infrastructure legislation. Reuters“The outreach and the meeting says a lot about how important the President thinks the bipartisan infrastructure legislation is and the Inflation Reduction Act is, especially as it relates to EVs,” Jean-Pierre said.
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