Trump admits Musk conflict of interest over 'potential China war' plan – video

The US president Donald Trump told journalists that Elon Musk would not be shown plan for a potential war with China because of his business interests in the country. It marks an unusual acknowledgment of concerns about the billionaire balancing his corporate and government responsibilities as a senior adviser to the president. During the briefing, secretary of defence Pete Hegseth added that Musk had solely visited the Pentagon that day to 'talk about efficiencies, to talk about innovations'

• Trump makes rare admission of Musk's conflicts of interest after Pentagon visit