A top-secret Pentagon meeting to brief Elon Musk on U.S. war plans with China was abruptly canceled\u2014by direct order of Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
According to Axios<\/em>, the classified meeting was derailed after The New York Times<\/em> leaked its existence on March 20, sparking internal backlash. Musk, invited despite lacking proper clearance, became the center of controversy.<\/p>\n Trump, enraged, reportedly told aides, \u201cWhat the f**k is Elon doing there? Make sure he doesn\u2019t go.\u201d<\/p>\n Musk was scheduled to meet Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials to discuss potential military actions against China. But concerns over Musk\u2019s deep financial ties to China via Tesla raised red flags, despite his role as a key U.S. defense contractor through SpaceX.<\/p>\n \u201cPOTUS still loves Elon,\u201d one official told Axios<\/em>, \u201cbut there are red lines.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump publicly denied the story, calling it \u201cfake news,\u201d but had already shut the meeting down. Musk still showed up the next day for a scaled-back session where China wasn\u2019t discussed.<\/p>\n Pressed later, Trump admitted: \u201cElon has businesses in China, and he would be susceptible.\u201d<\/p>\n Musk hit back on X, demanding accountability: \u201cI look forward to the prosecutions of those at the Pentagon who are leaking maliciously false information to NYT.\u201d<\/p>\n The fallout was swift\u2014Defense Secretary Hegseth suspended two officials, Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick, amid the leak probe. Selnick was reportedly escorted out.<\/p>\n This is just one of several leaks under investigation, including those involving the Panama Canal, Red Sea, and Ukraine.<\/p>\n For now, the incident highlights the volatile dynamic between Musk and Trump\u2014where admiration meets national security limits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A top-secret Pentagon meeting to brief Elon Musk on U.S. war plans with China was abruptly canceled\u2014by direct order of Donald Trump. According to Axios, the classified meeting was derailed after The New York Times leaked its existence on March 20, sparking internal backlash. Musk, invited despite lacking proper clearance, became the center of controversy….<\/p>\n