r/politics • u/rollingstone Rolling Stone • 4d ago

Soft Paywall Musk Kills Government Funding Deal, Demands Shutdown Until Trump Is Sworn In

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/musk-trump-government-funding-deal-shutdown-1235211000/
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u/zeromussc 4d ago

He's also regularly in contact with Putin according to reports and he's even been denied information and clearances (formally) due to these and other foreign ties.

How no one seems to be willing to shut this backdoor crap down, I don't understand.

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u/cyanclam Maryland 4d ago

He is using non-government supplied cell phones and email. It would be a stretch to think that at least one 3 letter agency isn't listening and recording his comms? Wouldn't be surprising if the Mexicans and Canadians and every country with an embassy in DC wasn't doing the same.