Some of the recent comments,
From Lt. Colonel (ret.) Alexander Vindman:
💡 let’s cancel @elonmusk . If your going to undermine US security you will pay. He likely has a board of directors he’s accountable to. Time to send a message!! pic.twitter.com/G2Xmrq0oIO
— Alexander S. Vindman (@AVindman) October 14, 2022
Next up, from one of the people who lied us into the Iraq war, now working as a columnist for another of the people who lied us into the Iraq war (Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg):
There's abundant precedent for US government seizure of critical infrastructure during wars or national emergencies. Of course, reasonable compensation must be paid, per the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution. https://t.co/HY0jUMzylr
— David Frum (@davidfrum) October 18, 2022
From former National Security Council member and current Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and member of the Trilateral Commission Fiona Hill at Politico, October 17:
Fiona Hill: ‘Elon Musk Is Transmitting a Message for Putin’
From President Biden's administration via Yahoo News, October 21:
U.S. government considers CFIUS review of Elon Musk’s empire
If I recall correctly the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States did not object to the sale of American uranium to Russia so you'd think Elon should be okay but there is the added wrinkle that seven weeks ago President Biden made some big changes to CFIUS and it appears Tesla/Starlink/SpaceX/Twitter could be the first major application of the changes.
If interested see also WSJ, October 20, 2022:New Guidelines Could Signal Tougher Approach From Foreign Investment Review Body
