Elon Musk’s connections with foreign countries “worth a look”US President Joe Biden made a decision on Wednesday, November 9, answering the question of whether the billionaire’s takeover of Twitter might pose a threat to US national security.
“I think Elon Musk’s collaboration and/or technical relationships with other countries are worth considering.”, the American president said during a press conference, clearly thinking carefully about the words used for his answer. The Democratic Party leader responded to a question about Saudi Arabia’s Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal’s involvement in the Tesla CEO’s takeover of Twitter. Prince al-Waleed did bring Elon Musk the nearly 35 million shares he already owned in the social network, directly and through his holding company KHC, making him the group’s second-largest shareholder.
Shortly after the Twitter takeover in late October, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy tweeted: “We should be concerned that the Saudis, who have a clear interest in suppressing political expression and influencing American policy, are now second-in-command of a major social media platform.”. The senator also announced that he would ask the Senate Foreign Investment Committee to launch an investigation “The National Security Implications of the Saudi Takeover of Twitter.”
China is Tesla’s biggest market
For Joe Biden, that Elon Musk “Whether you’re doing anything inappropriate or not, and I don’t assume you are, it’s worth looking into, that’s all I can say about it.”.
Elon Musk, who has so far been relatively unconcerned with political and geopolitical issues, expressed his opinion on several important topics, particularly the war in Ukraine and the tension between China and Taiwan. In the first case, the billionaire proposed a solution, assuming the final handover of Crimea to Russia, “to recover a historical error (Nikita) Khrushchev” as well as a real referendum in the majority Russian-speaking regions of the country to determine the future of these parts of the territory of Ukraine.
As for Taiwan, Elon Musk has expressed his support for the reunification of the two Chinas after negotiations between the two sides of the strait. China is Tesla’s first market, with the group having a factory in Shanghai. In both cases, the businessman’s comments elicited positive reactions from both Moscow and Beijing.
Source: Le Figaro
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