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The Pentagon is scheduled on Friday to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s plan for any war that might break out with China, two U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Another official said the briefing will be China focused, without providing additional details. A fourth official confirmed Mr. Musk was to be at the Pentagon on Friday, but offered no details.
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Why
I feel like i repeat this to myself 20 times a day. I can’t stand this administration.
I know it’s just awful. If it was a tv show it would be seen as unrealistic but its actually happening.
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Well clearly we haven’t been efficient enough in starting conflicts with China. We need to find ways to hurt our trade with them even further
Because no one’s stopped him.
My guess is to rile up his base into supporting his shenanigans while he makes himself forever-godking.
He won’t actually fight China, or if he does he won’t do it seriously. Trump constantly swoons over Xi Jinping and works closely with Vladimir Putin which China has close ties with like threads in a tapestry. I simply do not believe Trump’s words.
What security clearance does that clown have? And why?
Dictatorships don’t need such things, and Elon is the heir apparent to Trump…
I wonder what jd will do when Trump dies and elon takes over.
I wonder what Trump will do if Elon dies and he has to take over.
Cry to the nearest couch in a sad attempt to get some pity sex?
According to Musk’s Twitter account, he has a top secret clearance and apparently some sort of compartmentalized clearances.
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1890282404897534089
I’ve had a top secret clearance for many years and have clearances that themselves are classified.
That said, FAR too much information is made “classified”. If something is easily found online or patently obvious, it should NOT be classified. This impedes effective communication within the government.
Agreed, in my early 20’s I applied for a job with the TSA. After passing the interview I had to take a test to determine if I was fit for the job, before I could take the test I had to be cleared for confidential clearance. So even though I didn’t pass the test, and didn’t get the job, I had a low level government clearance and an NDA that kept me from disclosing what I saw.
Funny enough that clearance did come in handy when I had to get an FBI background check to work at the airport doing line service, the guy who did the paperwork was shocked at how fast my paperwork was given the all clear.
It has likely changed since I last checked before his presidency, but he had a Top Secret Clearance with NO SCI.
I knew he had admitted to actively using drugs a few times and I wondered how he held an active security clearance. What I could find was essentially: SpaceX was the best option for the US government to conduct satellite-based intelligence missions, as in launch satellites into orbit for the purpose of Space Force related surveillance.
To that end they waived a lot of sketchy shit on Elon’s background to give him a TS so he could primarily attend and give briefings, but no SCI as he didn’t actually do any work requiring it.
Source: I wish I could fucking find any now, but there’s a flood of thousands of article talking about his security clearance as a presidential advisor now.
He’s probably had a security clearance for a while now due to his involvement in space x
Not necessarily. Their are directors at my work that don’t have any clearances.
Holy fuck he is really going to start WW3
only if its profitable
Maybe not WW3, but more like American War* 2. China will finally get an opportunity to update it’s Museum of American Aggression** displays.
*American War is how many Asian nations refer to the Korean War/Vietnam War ** https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_of_the_War_to_Resist_US_Aggression_and_Aid_Korea; when I visited it in 2014 it was the name I previously mentioned - it was interesting to say the least. Mostly some weird propaganda and left behind military equipment.
We have deranged psychopaths in charge of the US. We really are going to have WW3 soon aren’t we
Well if course, he is the president
Musk is the CEO of the United Corporations of America and Trump is the Chairman of the board.
He’s not holding any cards right now. Trump made him a tough guy. He’s gambling with World War 3.
Wait, sounds… Nah forget it.
I don’t understand the fuss, aren’t they just stored in some toilet in the white house?
i have multiple layers of questions about why i am seeing a headline like this
Please stop referring it by it’s old name.
It’s now United States of Dictatorship.
Thanks.
The States haven’t been united for a while now.
The Nazi Reigime in Northern Mexico/Southern Canada is my convoluted suggestion.
Just call it Naziland
Or “the uNaziland of America” if you want a hybrid reference
Trumpigrad
Westrussia, sounds natural
Not very secret
How secret of it. Surely this is a distraction, right?
Everything else is, including Trump. This is the real deal.
Banned for being too credible…
Wrong community
“You’re gambling with World War Three!” yelled Trump to his guest, the president of Ukraine, without any sign of irony.
If war with China happens I am 100% defecting to China lol. I have absolutely zero love or respect for my shithole country.
I’d like to caution against percieving the grass as being greener.
The US is being a shitbird, but do not let that cloud criticism of other countries- their governments are (usually) rarely better.
And nobody treats turncoats particularly well, especially if they don’t offer concrete and immediate value beyond ‘hostage’.
Far better to agitate where you’re at- help your neighbors where and how you can and demonstrate how they’re being lied to.
Sorry I’m learning mandarin buddy
What’s the plan? To bomb china with Teslas?
While they do explode, getting them to do so on the target would be the challenge. I suppose just dropping the vehicles as is would do some damage too.
