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This is from an article back in December 2024 that was reposted on Facebook by Occupy Democrats. It is a little old but worth re-reading and reconsidering, I think.
BREAKING: Renowned former U.S. Army Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré sounds the alarm about the "national security risk" posed by MAGA billionaire Elon Musk and he didn't hold back.
America can not afford to ignore this...
"Mr. Musks business ventures are heavily reliant on China. He borrowed at least $1.4 billion from banks controlled by the Chinese government to help build Teslas Shanghai gigafactory, which was responsible for more than half of Teslas global deliveries in the third quarter of 2024," the general writes in an Op-Ed for The New York Times.
"China does not tend to give things away," he adds. "The countrys laws stipulate that the Communist Party can demand intelligence from any company doing business in China, in exchange for participating in the countrys markets."
According to Honoré, this means that China could demand that Musk hand over sensitive materials due to his close proximity to the Trump administration, using his businesses as leverage.
"The last thing the United States needs is for China to potentially have an easier way of obtaining classified intelligence and national security information," writes the general"
"The question now is whether the incoming Trump administration will take this risk seriously," Honoré adds.
"The fact that Mr. Musk spent a quarter of a billion dollars to help re-elect Mr. Trump does not give the incoming White House the license to look the other way at the national security risks he may pose," he writes.
"If Mr. Trump and his appointees mean what they say about getting tough on Americas adversaries, then they will act on this matter without delay. There is too much at stake to ignore whats right in front of them," concludes Honoré.
He is absolutely right. Musk's dream of being a corrupt oligarch who rules over America cannot be allowed to endanger us all. He must be investigated immediately.
Irish_Dem
(79,271 posts)DENVERPOPS
(13,003 posts)giving all info and intelligence to Putin, and Trump/Jared selling it for BILLIONS to any other government that wanted it.
AND also all intel other countries shared with us, which is in some ways worse............
Birds of a feather......no wonder they are working together...........They greatly admire each other's grifting......
WASF
Irish_Dem
(79,271 posts)We had to assume that Putin, China, Saudi, Iraq, NK, all of them had all our data.
Brennan also said it was certain that Trump had stolen docs at his other residents.
Which of course Garland did not search.
Yes Trump and Musk are two peas in a pod.
Narcissists, ruthless psychopaths, drug addicts.
Working for Putin.
And working for themselves.
They both want to be the richest and most powerful men in the world.
brush
(61,033 posts)New Orleans after the hurricane and righted the situation and saved many lives as many white soldiers had taken to treating Black citizens harshly as refugees and training their weapons on them.
He saved the day there and should be listened to now.
Musk is national security threat who's just about running the musk/trump admin policies.
A James Bondian villain if there ever was one.
rampartd
(3,533 posts)he would be a great senator or governor if we can talk him into running.
Greyhead
(156 posts)Everyone needs to see this.
Clouds Passing
(6,819 posts)KSL-Washington
(13 posts)It was true then and it is true now. Remember that Elon was scheduled to get a briefing on future war plans that would come into play if we had to fight China? What a gift to Xi. Get that sucker as far from the White House as possible as fast a possible.
Attilatheblond
(8,107 posts)More links after doing a duck duck go search: US Army General Warned Us About Musk
Cha
(316,394 posts)So many are finding out the hard way.
Evolve Dammit
(21,407 posts)Martin Eden
(15,301 posts)Was going to get a high level intelligence briefing on China.
If that is not TREASON, it's pretty damn close!
NO WAY should Musk have national security clearance.
Neither shiuld Kraznov, for that matter.