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Trump: I am examining Musk's conflicts of interest
US President Donald Trump personally ensures, according to his own words, that tech billionaire Elon Musk does not abuse his role as a cost-cutter in the government. Trump said this in response to questions from journalists in the Oval Office.
Until now, the White House had stated that Musk takes care of ensuring there are no conflicts of interest himself. He leads, among other things, the electric car manufacturer Tesla and the space company SpaceX.
Trump again dismissed concerns that Musk might use his position in the government to gain an advantage for his companies. First, Musk would do nothing of the sort, he said.
“And secondly, we wouldn't let him do anything where there is a conflict of interest.”
Meanwhile, Musk met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington. In photos spread via Modi's account on Musk's online platform X, it was seen that they were sitting in front of the flags of the two countries.
One of the photos showed that chairs on Modi's side of the room were occupied by members of his delegation - opposite them sat several children with two chaperones. Trump said in response to journalists' questions that he did not know whether Musk met Modi as a representative of the US government or as an entrepreneur.
```“I assume he wants to do business in India.”
400 Million Dollars for Armored Teslas?
Recently, the mention of a 400 million dollar (380 million euro) contract for Tesla in the procurement forecast of the US State Department caused a stir. According to a State Department spokesperson upon request, the document was only meant to generally refer to armored electric vehicles from the beginning. The entry has been adjusted accordingly. At the same time, the department emphasized that there are currently no plans to even initiate the bidding process for it.
The mention of Tesla, first discovered by the blog "Drop Site News," caused a sensation in light of Musk's task in the government. Tesla recorded its first sales decline in more than a decade last year - large government contracts would thus be very welcome.
Musk's team named Doge (Department of Government Efficiency) is currently combing through one US agency after another. The tech billionaire claims to have discovered billion-dollar waste and fraud in the process. Some examples he cited turned out to be false. Written evidence has not yet been published.
Part of Biden's Electric Vehicle Plans
The State Department stated that the entry in the spending plan goes back to an instruction from the government of Trump's predecessor, Joe Biden, to explore the industry's readiness to supply armored vehicles for the State Department. Only one manufacturer responded, it was said as an apparent explanation for how the name Tesla came into the procurement forecast in December. According to the document, the State Department is also planning to purchase armored vehicles from BMW for 40 million dollars, among other things.
The disclosure of the Tesla entry sparked speculation that the large vehicles of the electric pickup "Cybertruck" would be best suited for this purpose. Since Tesla itself does not build armored cars, a large part of an order would go to companies specializing in conversions. Musk, for his part, claimed in recent years that the steel of the "Cybertruck" bodies was so thick that bullets from some firearms would bounce off them.
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