Elon Musk Threatens Pentagon Leakers After China War Story
March 21, 2025
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Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, including general news, politics, economics, business, and property. He is a graduate of the University of Lincoln, England. Languages: English. You can reach Shane by emailing s.croucher@newsweek.com
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Elon Musk threatened Pentagon staff who leaked what he called “false information” to the New York Times over a story saying he will receive a briefing about American military plans for any potential war with China.
“The New York Times is pure propaganda,” Musk posted on his X platform in the early hours of Friday morning. “Also, I look forward to the prosecutions of those at the Pentagon who are leaking maliciously false information to NYT. They will be found.”
Musk is a close political ally of U.S. President Donald Trump and is spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), whose access to and power over various federal departments is facing multiple legal challenges in the courts.
The billionaire owner of Tesla and SpaceX also has business interests in China.
Trump also rejected the Times report, which cited anonymous U.S. officials. “The Fake News is at it again, this time the Failing New York Times,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
“They said, incorrectly, that Elon Musk is going to the Pentagon tomorrow to be briefed on any potential ‘war with China.’ How ridiculous?” China will not even be mentioned or discussed.
“How disgraceful it is that the discredited media can make up such lies. Anyway, the story is completely untrue!!!”
This is a developing story and more information will be added shortly.
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