TV Host with Democrat Connections Threatens Musk, Cites ‘Russia ties’
Rachel Maddow has asserted that Elon Musk cannot continue as a Pentagon contractor following a discredited report alleging “secret communications” with Moscow. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Rachel Maddow has utilized a discredited media narrative to criticize the owner of SpaceX.
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has suggested that Elon Musk may jeopardize his U.S. government contracts due to alleged secret communications with "America’s worst enemy." This statement came in light of a report from The Wall Street Journal, which claimed that Musk had contacted Russian President Vladimir Putin and had restricted the services of his Starlink network to Ukraine’s military. Both Musk and representatives from Moscow have labeled the story as fake news.
During her election night broadcast on Tuesday, Maddow treated the Journal's claims as established fact.
“You really can’t have the head of a company that is the primary rocket launcher for the defense department and NASA, you can’t have the head of that company in secret communications with America’s worst enemy while America’s enemy is actively waging a war against one of our allies, especially once you learn that he’s using his businesses to help the other side, to help Russia in that war,” Maddow declared.
“Now that we know what we know about Elon Musk, this election – regardless of who wins – has produced a national security problem,” she asserted, stating that it would likely lead to “tons of drama.”
“So, buckle up. Even if [Donald] Trump doesn’t win, the Defense Department and NASA are gonna need a new arrangement for all their rockets and for all the multi-billion-dollar contracts Elon Musk’s companies have with the US government,” she continued, suggesting that the government might need to either withdraw from those contracts or that Musk’s companies would have to separate from him.
In response to the Journal's claims, Musk has refuted them, emphasizing that Starlink was “the BACKBONE of Ukrainian military communications at the front lines, because everything else has been blown up or jammed by Russia.”
Shortly after Maddow’s comments, Musk addressed her remarks during a livestream with journalist Tucker Carlson from Mar-a-Lago.
“Rachel Maddow is a crazy person,” Musk stated, referring to her as “frothing-at-the-mouth crazy fascist, basically, sort of pretending to be a liberal.”
When asked about the pressure he has faced due to his support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Musk responded humorously.
“Well, apart from multiple Democrats saying they want to put me in jail, take away government contracts from my companies, nationalize my companies, deport me as an illegal, and have me arrested for apparently being Putin’s best friend, nothing besides those things,” he quipped.
Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that the Journal’s allegations were false and were “most likely linked” to Musk’s support for Trump, advising that they should not be taken seriously.
While the official vote count for the U.S. presidential election is still ongoing, multiple media outlets have reported that Trump has secured the necessary 270 electoral votes.
Lucas Dupont contributed to this report for TROIB News
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has suggested that Elon Musk may jeopardize his U.S. government contracts due to alleged secret communications with "America’s worst enemy." This statement came in light of a report from The Wall Street Journal, which claimed that Musk had contacted Russian President Vladimir Putin and had restricted the services of his Starlink network to Ukraine’s military. Both Musk and representatives from Moscow have labeled the story as fake news.
During her election night broadcast on Tuesday, Maddow treated the Journal's claims as established fact.
“You really can’t have the head of a company that is the primary rocket launcher for the defense department and NASA, you can’t have the head of that company in secret communications with America’s worst enemy while America’s enemy is actively waging a war against one of our allies, especially once you learn that he’s using his businesses to help the other side, to help Russia in that war,” Maddow declared.
“Now that we know what we know about Elon Musk, this election – regardless of who wins – has produced a national security problem,” she asserted, stating that it would likely lead to “tons of drama.”
“So, buckle up. Even if [Donald] Trump doesn’t win, the Defense Department and NASA are gonna need a new arrangement for all their rockets and for all the multi-billion-dollar contracts Elon Musk’s companies have with the US government,” she continued, suggesting that the government might need to either withdraw from those contracts or that Musk’s companies would have to separate from him.
In response to the Journal's claims, Musk has refuted them, emphasizing that Starlink was “the BACKBONE of Ukrainian military communications at the front lines, because everything else has been blown up or jammed by Russia.”
Shortly after Maddow’s comments, Musk addressed her remarks during a livestream with journalist Tucker Carlson from Mar-a-Lago.
“Rachel Maddow is a crazy person,” Musk stated, referring to her as “frothing-at-the-mouth crazy fascist, basically, sort of pretending to be a liberal.”
When asked about the pressure he has faced due to his support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Musk responded humorously.
“Well, apart from multiple Democrats saying they want to put me in jail, take away government contracts from my companies, nationalize my companies, deport me as an illegal, and have me arrested for apparently being Putin’s best friend, nothing besides those things,” he quipped.
Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that the Journal’s allegations were false and were “most likely linked” to Musk’s support for Trump, advising that they should not be taken seriously.
While the official vote count for the U.S. presidential election is still ongoing, multiple media outlets have reported that Trump has secured the necessary 270 electoral votes.
Lucas Dupont contributed to this report for TROIB News
