Elon Musk to visit CIA next week to discuss government efficiency: Report

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is set to meet CIA Director John Ratcliffe to discuss governmental efficiency. This follows concerns about Musk's Chinese business interests and the potential risk if he were to receive classified military information amid rising tensions with China.
Elon Musk to visit CIA next week to discuss government efficiency: Report
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is the top adviser to US President Donald Trump, is scheduled to meet the central intelligence agency director John Ratcliffe on Monday to address matters of governmental efficiency, according to a spokesperson's statement on Friday.
“Director Ratcliffe has invited Elon Musk to meet with him at the Agency to discuss government efficiency,” a CIA spokesperson told Politico.
This report came days after the New York Times published an article stating Musk would receive classified briefings about China war strategies at the defense department, which Trump and others subsequently denied.
Musk dismissed the article as "pure propaganda" and advocated for legal proceedings against those who leaked information.

Meanwhile Trump expressed concerns about Elon Musk's Chinese business connections while standing with Hegseth, suggesting these ties might pose security risks if classified military information were to be disclosed to him.
Following the White House meeting, Donald Trump expressed reluctance about sharing American strategic plans regarding potential conflict with China, alluding to Musk's possible divided loyalties.
"I don't want to show that to anybody. But certainly you wouldn't show it to a businessman, who is helping us so much," Reuters quoted Donald Trump said. "Elon has businesses in China, and he would be susceptible, perhaps, to that," Trump said.
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