White House: Denies reports of control over Elon Musk’s business activities

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White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre declined to comment on the Biden administration’s relationship with Musk or his business dealings with other countries.

Press reports that the US is discussing the possible activation of security control about some of Elon Musk’s business activities “are not true”, the White House announced yesterday.

White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre declined to comment on the Biden administration’s relationship with Musk or his business dealings with other countries.

Asked about a Bloomberg News report last week that Biden administration officials are discussing the possibility that some of Musk’s business activities could be the focus of national security audits, Jean-Pierre replied:These reports are not true. … About the national security check – that’s not truei”.

Bloomberg reported Thursday that U.S. officials are considering the availability of the appropriate tools, if any, to allow the U.S. government to conduct national security audits of some of Musk’s businesses, including SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network. , but also the acquisition agreement of Twitter Inc, for a price of 44 billion dollars.

The presence of foreign investors in his agreement Mask for the acquisition of Twitter may constitute reason for carrying out an audit by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the USA (CFIUS), Bloomberg reported.

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