MEANWHILE on
X
Not every
C.E.O. can do this
After he
left the Pentagon, Musk turned to X to promise vengeance against people who
damage Tesla vehicles in protest. My colleague Kate Conger, who is tracking how
he uses his account as a megaphone, explains.
Updated
March 21,
2025, 11:55 p.m. ET5 hours ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/us/politics/musk-trump-pentagon-china.html
The posts —
like much of what Musk does now — raised questions about his government role
and how it intersects with his position as the leader of several major
companies. While plenty of business leaders might demand an investigation into
property destruction at their company, Musk may actually be able to influence
law enforcement so that it prosecutes Tesla protesters.
It’s a level
of power other executives simply don’t have. But Musk, through his proximity to
the president, commands the extraordinary ability to issue federal directives,
like demanding that federal workers send a weekly list of their accomplishments
or that they return to a federal office instead of working from home.
Musk also
re-shared a message from Trump that said “terrorists” had attacked Tesla. “I
look forward to watching the sick terrorist thugs get 20 year jail sentences
for what they are doing to Elon Musk and Tesla,” Trump had written.
And Musk
posted a video in which he said, “If you read the news, it feels like, you
know, Armageddon. I can’t walk past the TV without seeing a Tesla on fire,” and
he re-shared other posts calling for investigations into the funders of
protests against Tesla.
Musk also
called for investigations into whistle-blowers who had leaked information about
his Pentagon visit. “They will be found,” he wrote.
— Kate
Conger
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