Elon Musk’s conflicts of interest between his private interests at SpaceX, Tesla, and DOGE are being directly monitored by President Trump, according to his statement. The president went on to say that he was unsure whether Musk had met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a special government official or as a private citizen.
While working at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Donald Trump claims to be personally keeping an eye on Elon Musk’s conflicts of interest. However, he acknowledged that he was unsure of the exact role in which the Tesla CEO met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India.
Prior to the politician’s meeting with President Trump, Musk met with Modi in Washington, D.C., yesterday. The two of them talked about topics including technology and space.
Considering that Musk’s two significant businesses, SpaceX and Tesla, are
But now that Musk is employed by the Trump administration as a special federal employee, concerns about how his private interests and public duty intersect are still growing.
President Trump expressed uncertainty when asked if Musk, his ally and biggest fundraiser, had met with Modi as a government employee or as a private citizen.
President Trump said, “I don’t know,” to reporters at the White House. “They met, and I assume he wants to do business in India.”
Drawing the assumption is not difficult. In order to scope out a new Tesla facility, the CEO of Tesla had intended to visit India last year to meet with the Prime Minister.
But by July 2024, the trail was no longer active: Bloomberg was informed by sources
Musk’s satellite business, Starlink, which is presently awaiting regulatory permission in India, is also connected to his interests in the country.
Musk disputed that his satellites were being utilized for terrorist purposes in India, and in December, he confirmed that Starlink is “turned off” above the country.S
Following the Indian Army’s seizure of firearms and ammunition being utilized by criminals in the state of Manipur, the reply was issued. The army uploaded a picture of a box with the Starlink logo on X.
Musk shot back. Since the nation lacks access, Starlink technology cannot be used for such illegal activities.
President Trump acknowledges that he has no idea why Elon Musk met with Modi of India, but asserts that the DOGE chief is being controlled.
Despite not knowing whether the world’s richest man met with Modi in a political or CEO role, President Trump maintains that he was aware of Musk’s conflicts of interest while he was employed at DOGE.
Trump told reporters Thursday, “We won’t let [Musk] do anything having to do with a conflict.”
Trump responded, “Yeah, I am,” when asked if he was personally certain that there would be no conflicts. He wouldn’t do it in the first place, and we won’t allow him to do anything that would put him in a conflict of interest.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has previously stated that Musk would be responsible for recusing himself in the event of a conflict of this nature, thus this is a change from the party line.
While working on DOGE, the President disputed that Musk would be able to gain any additional relevant government contracts.
“I guess if there’s no conflict then what difference does it make,” Obama continued.
