Axios, an American media outlet, reported that U.S. President Trump personally canceled Elon Musk's briefing on Pentagon plans regarding China-related military strategies (as per the Associated Press).
In late March, it was disclosed by American media outlets that Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) was originally scheduled to attend a briefing at the U.S. Department of Defense regarding America's war plans against mainland China. After the news went public, American media reported on the 16th that in fact, it was actually President Trump who personally ordered the cancellation of Musk's attendance for the briefing, and reportedly used strong language: "What the f*** is Elon doing there?"
The New York Times reported on March 20th that Musk was originally scheduled to attend a confidential meeting at the Pentagon with senior military commanders on March 21st regarding China's war plans. After the leak of this confidential meeting drew criticism from public opinion, questioning Musk's potential conflict of interest due to his significant interests in the Chinese market, the meeting was canceled the next day. Musk still visited the Pentagon and met with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who at the time said that Musk's visit was to discuss issues related to departmental efficiency.
At 11 PM on March 20th, Trump posted on the Real Social platform criticizing the "decaying NYT" for reporting "fake news."
Axios cited a senior American official on the 16th, stating that it was not Musk or Hegseth who canceled the original China-related military briefing, but rather Trump himself. At the time, Trump reportedly used strong language: "What the f*** is Elon doing there? Confirm he won't go."
The official revealed: "The president still greatly admires Musk, but there are still some red lines. Elon has many businesses in China and has good relations with them; this briefing was not appropriate."
Axios also pointed out that it was only after the plan for the Pentagon to hold a military briefing for Musk changed that Trump posted the tweet criticizing The New York Times for publishing fake news.
On March 21st, Trump rarely admitted that Musk had a conflict of interest as both a government advisor and businessman, stating that he would not show classified information to "merchants."
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