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Democratic Senators Seek to Investigate Musk's Alleged Call With Putin
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The Facts
US Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) wrote a letter to the Justice Department and military on Friday calling for a federal investigation into reports that Elon Musk has been in contact with Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin.
The letter argues that due Musk's SpaceX receiving "billions of dollars in US government funding," as well the billionaire's security clearance as a government contract, reports that he's been in contact with a "US adversary" have "the potential to put our security at risk."
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Musk is flouting the American people's intelligence — and possibly the country's national security, too — as he grows more and more influential in the Trump transition team. As several reports have emerged surrounding his close ties with Vladimir Putin, Trump has chosen not to distance himself from this liability but rather give him access to Ukrainian and Iranian foreign policy negotiations. This is not how the government should act, and it deserves intense scrutiny.
Republican narrative
The Democratic Party and the mainstream media are propaganda tools for the corrupt US intelligence agencies and military. The same politicians who forced America into countless unnecessary wars in the Middle East and now Ukraine are the same ones pretending to care about Americans' safety with respect to Russia. Democrats don't care if Musk actually spoke to Putin, which he likely didn't, but they do care about censoring him and his popular anti-war views.
