Trump confidant Elon Musk’s China ties pose security risk, ex-general warns
by Joseph Gedeon in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6T8GC)
Op-ed highlights business interests of tech billionaire who spent $250m to elect Trump
Elon Musk's mounting influence in Donald Trump's inner circle has triggered alarm from a former US military chief, who warns the tech billionaire and Trump confidant's deep ties to Beijing could compromise national security.
Lt Gen Russel Honore condemned Musk's web of Chinese business interests - including $1.4bn in state bank loans and a Tesla factory subject to Beijing's stringent information-sharing laws - in a New York Times op-ed as he questioned the SpaceX chief's fitness to shape White House policy.
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