The world’s richest man, who is also closely intertwined with the incoming Trump administration, raised eyebrows on Wednesday when he accused one of his critics of treason

Summary

Elon Musk accused Alexander Vindman, a key witness in Trump’s first impeachment, of treason on social media, suggesting he should face “the appropriate penalty.”

Musk’s comments followed Vindman’s claims that Musk may have shared sensitive information with Russia’s Putin and used Twitter for disinformation.

Vindman denied the accusations and called Musk’s remarks baseless.

Critics condemned Musk’s statements as dangerous, especially given his ties to Trump’s incoming administration.

Musk provided no evidence for his claims, reviving past allegations against Vindman of “dual loyalty” rooted in antisemitic tropes.

  • Linktank
    62·
    10 hours ago

    It’s like nobody is even trying to kill Elon Musk.

    • peopleproblems@lemmy.world
      14·
      5 hours ago

      I’ve said before - have you actually seen him in a situation where he’d be vulnerable like that?

      There is a level of rich, and I don’t know if it’s when you make hundreds of millions or your first billion, but at some point it just becomes easier to only travel to secure venues by escort.

      The security prices these guys pay must be insane to us, but likely a drop in the ocean for them.

      Why do you think the flight tracking bothered them so much? Because it broadcast arrival and departure times, and destination. That allows planning.

      If the public doesn’t know when you arrive and when you leave, or how you arrive or how you leave, that’s just a bit of added security.