President Donald Trump He said he was not interested in showing “anyone” plans that he would now move in conflict with China after the New York Times reported that the Spacex and Executive Director of Tesla Elon Musk on Friday on Friday included details about plans for unforeseen situations for any war with Beijing.
Trump told reporters on Friday that Musk met with Pentagon officials to discuss the initiatives related to the Ministry of Government Efficiency (Doge) to lead Musk.
“We don’t want to have a potential war with China,” Trump said on Friday at an oval office. “But I can tell you that we did it, we are very well equipped to bear it. But I don’t want to show it to anyone. But, surely, you wouldn’t show it to a businessman who helps us so much. He is a great patriot. He took a big price for us to reduce costs, and he does a great job.”
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President Donald Trump shared details about Elon Musk’s meeting in Pentagon after announcing plans for a new F-47 fighter jet on March 21, 2025. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
Musk and China could be a conflict of interest, given Tesla’s business with China and Spacex with a pentagon relationship on military space capabilities. And an opponent like China who is the teaching of details about the US military war plans could bring national risk security and undermine US forces.
But the Secretary of the Defense Pete Hegsetth A masculine meeting in Pentagon focused on Doge, innovation and other ways of improving effectiveness, not China.
“There were no war plans. There were no Chinese war plans,” Hegsetth said on Friday at the White House. “There were no secret plans. That’s not what we did in Pentagon.”
Defense Secretary of Pete Hegsetth and President Donald Trump (Getty)
Hegsetth posted plans to cancel more than $ 580 million on Thursday in the Ministry of Defense Contracts, following Doge.
Reported the New York Times Thursday night that the Pentagon Musking briefing will include a presentation with 20-30 diamonds about how they will now fight against China, various Chinese goals to strike and how the Pentagon will share these plans with Trump.
The Times also reported that the meeting would be held in the so -called tank, a safe conference room reserved for joint bosses, more staff and visiting combat commanders.
Defense Minister of Defense Pete Hegsetth said on March 21, 2025, that the Elon Musk meeting in Pentagon was related to the work of billionaire with the efficiency of the Ministry of Government. (Reuters/Kent Nishimura/File Photo)
Times report is stated China details They could have been divided with a man in the midst of his efforts that lead to reach and possible reductions to the Ministry of Defense.
The White House sent Fox News Digital to Trump’s remarks when he asked for a comment on the nature of Musk briefing.
Trump and Hegsetth pushed out on Thursday, and Trump described the report as “completely untrue.” Hegsetth also said that in a post on X, a meeting with a male would be primarily touched by innovation.
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In response to Hegseth’s post, Musk replied, “Exactly. Also, I have been in Pentagon many times more times. I haven’t been in the building for the first time.”
Musk also said that in a separate post he looked “forward to the prosecutors of those in Pentagon who miss Nyt maliciously false data.”
“He’ll find them,” he said.
