Elon Musk to Cut Twitter Staff by 75% as Biden Worries Deal Threatens National Security
The White House is also concerned that Musk’s business decisions might pose a risk to U.S. national security, especially since his company SpaceX gets billions of dollars in funding from the U.S. government. And while there are no signs that Musk’s Twitter deal or Starlink contracts are currently under national security review by the U.S. Treasury, that could change quickly.
Why would the Biden administration be concerned that Musk might weaken national security? For starters, Musk’s proximity to the Chinese Communist Party isn’t a great look.
be “hysterical if the government stopped Elon from over paying for Twitter.” Musk replied with two emjois: The red 100 and
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