Elon Musk’s Foreign Connections Raised National Security Concerns for Biden Administration

Over the past few months, questions have been raised about former US President Donald Trump’s extensive connections to foreign countries and entities, particularly in the Middle East. Now, under the Biden administration, these issues continue to persist with the administration’s increased scrutiny of one of Trump’s closest advisors, tech mogul Elon Musk.

Musk is known for his involvement in numerous companies and projects, such as Tesla Inc. and SpaceX. In early 2021, the Biden White House began to examine Musk’s international business ties that could potentially pose a threat to national security. Musk has pledged to abide by all US laws and regulations in regard to his activities abroad, citing his track record of ethical business practices.

One of the foreign entities of particular concern for the Biden Administration is Saudi Arabia, with which Musk reportedly has a close relationship. A recent Bloomberg report stated that Musk had set up an unnamed private company in the Middle Eastern country, and there have been reports of possible secret investments made by the Saudi government in Tesla under Musk’s tenure. Additionally, Tesla has come under fire for developing a fully automated factory in Shanghai, China, potentially giving the country access to sensitive US manufacturing technology.

The Biden administration is now examining the potential security implications of Musk’s activities with foreign entities, pushing for greater scrutiny and assurance that Musk’s foreign ties comply with US laws and regulations, particularly in the areas of counterintelligence and geopolitics. It also ordering Tesla to disclose to the public all of its investments and development projects in China, as well as its partnerships with foreign companies.

Elon Musk has consistently maintained that his international business activities are in line with all applicable US laws and regulations, and that his involvement in foreign countries is solely for the purpose of advancing his companies’ goals. However, with the Biden administration’s increased scrutiny of his ties to foreign entities, Musk’s activities are sure to come under further scrutiny in the future. As the Biden administration works to make sure that the US’s national security interests are not compromised, they will be carefully monitoring Musk’s foreign interactions.