It isn't really. It's a thought exercise. It's necessary if we're to be intellectually honest. You know good and well if a Dem president put a left-wing billionaire in charge of the same process there would be folks here calling for a military coup.
Apparently Musk already had top secret clearance prior to Trump being in office.
“SpaceX lawyers and executives reportedly concluded that if the company sought a higher level of clearance than Musk currently holds, he risked being turned down and potentially stripped of the clearances he currently holds.“
“Musk currently holds a “top-secret” clearance that took years to obtain “
Elon Musk will not receive highest-level government security clearance – reports
The SpaceX head has been advised to not seek the same over his drug use and contacts with foreign nationalswww.theguardian.com
See, this is close but not it. You're absolutely correct we have an abundance of conflict of interest in our elected officials. We all know about their insider trading, but in truth most go into politics to enrich themselves. It sucks. I'm having a problem with doubling down on it. It's not politics, it's at least trying to do things the right way. I support the effort.
That's your assumption, but you don't know me. I don't think he's qualified and I don't trust him. That's true. I'd like Trump to assign this to someone who better understands the federal government, whether they be a private citizen or not. Musk is not a stable or trustworthy person.
