Les liens d’Elon Musk avec des countryes étrangers “méritent d’être examinés”, judged by the American president Joe Biden, in response to a question about the possibility that the Twitter rachat for the millionaire represents a threat for national security American.
“I think Elon Musk’s cooperation and/or technical relations with other countries are worth considering,” the US president told a news conference, visibly weighing the words of employees for his response.
Involvement of a Saudi prince in the takeover of Twitter
The Democratic leader was responding to a question about Saudi Prince Al-Walid bin Talal’s involvement in the takeover of Twitter by the head of automaker Tesla.
In fact, Prince al-Walid has brought Elon Musk the almost 35 million shares he already had in the social network, directly and through his holding company KHC, making him the group’s second largest shareholder.
Shortly after Twitter’s takeover in late October, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy tweeted that “we should be concerned that the Saudis, who have a clear interest in suppressing political speech and influencing American politics, are now second in command.” of a major social network. media platform.
The senator also announced that he would ask the Senate Foreign Investment Committee to open an investigation into “the national security implications of the Saudi takeover of Twitter.”
Multiple Billionaire Positions
For Joe Biden, whether or not Musk “does something inappropriate, and I don’t mean he does, it’s worth watching, that’s all I can say about it.”
Until now little concerned with political and geopolitical issues, Elon Musk gave his opinion on several important issues, in particular the war in Ukraine and the tensions between China and Taiwan.
In a first case, the billionaire proposed a solution that implied the definitive cession of Crimea to Russia, “to repair the historical error of (Nikita) Khrushchev”, as well as a true referendum in the predominantly Russophone regions of the country in order to decide on the future of these parts of the Ukrainian territory.
Regarding Taiwan, Elon Musk spoke in favor of a reunification of the two Chinas after the negotiations between the two sides of the strait. China is the first market for Tesla where the group has a factory in Shanghai. In both cases, the businessman’s comments provoked positive reactions in both Moscow and Beijing.
Source: BFM TV
