Pentagon, Trump Deny Musk Got China War Plan Briefing

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Above: White House senior advisor to the president and Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk, attends US Pres. Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025. Image copyright: Chip Somodevilla/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Imagesstory last updated 5 dys

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Democratic narrative

Although the vigorous denials lead one to believe the Times story contains much truth, it's more concerning that Musk — who has business ties to China — would receive any type of Pentagon briefing. He's a national security risk beyond his conflicts of interest.

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Republican narrative

Elon Musk is a patriot who's doing great work with DOGE, which will help the Pentagon become more efficient and an even smarter warfighting machine. The Times report was based on innuendo and very little reporting and did nothing but expose the Times' malicious bias toward Musk.

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