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Musk, the world’s richest man who also owns Tesla and the social platform X, has emerged as a leading voice on the American right He’s poured millions of dollars into Trump’s presidential bid and turned the platform once known as Twitter into a site popular with Trump supporters, as well as conspiracy theorists, extremists and Russian propagandistsDuring one talk, Putin asked Musk not to activate his Starlink satellite system over Taiwan as a favor for Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose ties to Putin have grown closer, the Journal reported Putin and Xi have met more than 40 times since 2013
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Subscribe By clicking subscribe, you agree to the Fox News Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and agree to receive content and promotional communications from Fox News You understand that you can opt-out at any time“Aside from the national security implications, it seems quite indiscrete and dangerous” to Musk’s business interests, Friedman said “If it was an approved phone call set up with the knowledge of the board of directors with lawyers present, that would be one thing
But when it’s off-the-cuff conversations with Vladimir Putin, who is obviously at odds with the US government, that is going to cause a lot of concern”Trump, who has praised Putin’s leadership and criticized the NATO alliance and U
S aid for Ukraine, has raised questions about what he would be willing to concede if he’s elected in a negotiation over Ukraine’s future“The election has entered its home stretch, and of course the opponents stop at nothing,” Peskov said “Remember that a week ago they were saying that Putin allegedly talks to Trump all day long
Now he allegedly talks to Musk all the time It’s all untrue”Musk, whose Tesla operates Gigafactory Shanghai, has over the years developed a close relationship with China’s top leadership Musk’s remarks about China have been friendly and he’s largely toed Beijing’s political lines
He has suggested Taiwan cede some control to Beijing by becoming a special administrative regionA person familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter, confirmed to The Associated Press that Musk and Putin have had contact through calls The person didn’t provide additional details about the frequency of the calls, when they occurred or their contentU
S intelligence officials and private tech analysts have concluded that Russia is working to covertly support Trump with disinformation and propaganda targeting his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris Since he took over X, it has become a leading online source of Russian propaganda and disinformation aimed at AmericansDuring his presidency, Trump signed an executive order to ban TikTok in the U
S but has shifted his position during the campaign, telling CNBC earlier this year that Congress should make that decision, because it’s a tough decision to make Moscow also has growing ties to American adversaries, with the US
accusing it of sending ballistic missiles to Iran and North Korea sending troops to Russia, possibly for combat in UkraineMusk and Putin have spoken repeatedly about personal matters as well as business and geopolitics, The Journal reported Thursday, citing multiple current and former officials in the US, Europe and Russia
“As for Putin, there’s only one candidate in the race that he did not invade another country under, and it’s President Trump,” Leavitt said in a statement “President Trump has long said that he will re-establish his peace through strength foreign policy to deter Russia’s aggression and end the war in Ukraine”Russia has denied the conversations took place Two years ago, Musk said he’d only spoken to Putin once, in a call 18 months earlier focused on space
Moscow also has growing ties to American adversaries, with the U.S. accusing it of sending ballistic missiles to Iran and North Korea sending troops to Russia, possibly for combat in Ukraine.Musk and Putin have spoken repeatedly about personal matters as well as business and geopolitics, The Journal reported Thursday, citing multiple current and former officials in the U.S., Europe and Russia.“As for Putin, there’s only one candidate in the race that he did not invade another country under, and it’s President Trump,” Leavitt said in a statement. “President Trump has long said that he will re-establish his peace through strength foreign policy to deter Russia’s aggression and end the war in Ukraine.”Russia has denied the conversations took place. Two years ago, Musk said he’d only spoken to Putin once, in a call 18 months earlier focused on space.
