US Secretary of Defense Pete HegeSth suspended two high -ranking Pentagon officials – Dan Caldwell and Darina Selnicka. This was the effect of investigation, which showed that they revealed information about the planned top secret meeting about China, at which they were to discuss the plan of a potential war with China – reports the British “Daily Mail”.
After this leak, HegeSth decided to cancel the meeting. According to the American website, Axios was not only his decision – Donald Trump himself ordered to do it, who Upon hearing that Elon Musk knows about the planned military meeting, he went crazy.
The furious reaction of Donald Trump
– What the hell, does Elon do there? Make sure he won't go there – he said according to the highest -ranking official who talked to Axios.
The White House leader is supposedly furious that the founder of SpaceX has financial interests in China. Although Trump had previously praised the American billionaire and with satisfaction with his involvement in government affairs, American officials say that the creation of extensive business connections with China the technological tycoon crossed a certain border.
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The US President assured that Musk, as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), would not be involved in any activity through which he could enter into conflict.
– Potus [prezydent USA, skrót od President of the United States] He still loves Elon, but There are red lines. Elon conducts many interests in China and has good relations with them, his participation in this briefing would not be suitable – said the source of Axios.
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On March 20, the American daily “The New York Times” wrote that Musk will be informed about the steps that the American army can take in the event of the outbreak of war with China. Shortly after the disclosure of this information, Trump and Pentagon officials denied that the meeting would concern military plans for China.
“They falsely said that Elon Musk goes to the Pentagon tomorrow to get information about the possible” war with China “. This is ridiculous! China will not stay [na tym spotkaniu] Even mentioned or discussed, “wrote the US president in a post published on Truth Social.” Elon will not be informed about nothing about China by the Department of War !!! ” – he added.
According to Axios, he published this message after he ordered officials not to talk to Musk about China. The Tesla company belonging to the American billionaire – Gigafactory Shanghai – is in China. Last year, about half of all Tesla vehicles were produced in it.
Despite this, the meeting took place. Musk arrived at them, and he was welcomed by the defense secretary Pete HegeSth.
80-minute meeting
The men, together with advisors and military staff, talked for 80 minutes. They did not mention a word about China, but Musk did not reveal more details.
After the meeting of HegeSth and Musk, Trump said that he did not want anyone to find out about the US plans regarding the potential war with China. At the same time, he referred to a possible conflict of the interests of the head of Tesla.
– We do not want a potential war with China, but I can say that if it happened, we are very well prepared to deal with it, but I do not want to show it to anyone, and certainly not a businessman – said the US president.
The tension occurred at a delicate moment – during the increase in tensions between the USA and China. Donald Trump tightened the trade war with Beijing, imposing duties of 145 percent. for Chinese goods. This caused an equally aggressive answer from Beijing, which raised duties to American goods to 125 percent.
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