CNN’s K-File Compiles Ramaswamy’s Comments Against Musk: ‘Jump Like a Circus Monkey’ for Xi Jinping

BURNETT And now K ░░░░░░░░ revealing that Vivek Ramaswamy ░░░░░░░░ man who is teaming ░░░░░░░░ with Elon Musk to ░░░░░░░░ down the federal government ░░░░░░░░ he has a history ░░░░░░░░ trashing Musk calling him ░░░░░░░░ circus monkey for China ░░░░░░░░ kisses the ring of ░░░░░░░░ Jinping Of course that ░░░░░░░░ a very different tune ░░░░░░░░ the Vivek Ramaswamy we ░░░░░░░░ today who went out ░░░░░░░░ his way to publicly ░░░░░░░░ Musk after K File ░░░░░░░░ reporting came out Clip ░░░░░░░░ Ramaswamy I have never ░░░░░░░░ with somebody who I ░░░░░░░░ more challenged by in ░░░░░░░░ surrounded by I mean ░░░░░░░░ is somebody who s ░░░░░░░░ to think outside of ░░░░░░░░ box outside of the ░░░░░░░░ in a way that ░░░░░░░░ haven t actually seen ░░░░░░░░ I ve learned a ░░░░░░░░ from working with him ░░░░░░░░ is not surprising to ░░░░░░░░ having worked with him ░░░░░░░░ he s created some ░░░░░░░░ the greatest manufacturing companies ░░░░░░░░ America has ever seen ░░░░░░░░ ends BURNETT So that ░░░░░░░░ today And K File ░░░░░░░░ Andrew Kaczynski joins me ░░░░░░░░ So Andrew obviously that ░░░░░░░░ after you had posted ░░░░░░░░ some of your reporting ░░░░░░░░ What did you find ░░░░░░░░ Yeah so we found ░░░░░░░░ he has an extremely ░░░░░░░░ history of attacking Elon ░░░░░░░░ as a puppet as ░░░░░░░░ to the Chinese Communist ░░░░░░░░ And look with a ░░░░░░░░ of our stories it ░░░░░░░░ like we uncovered something ░░░░░░░░ somebody said 5 10 ░░░░░░░░ 20 years ago He ░░░░░░░░ all of these comments ░░░░░░░░ the past two years ░░░░░░░░ of them within the ░░░░░░░░ year And what did ░░░░░░░░ say Well he accused ░░░░░░░░ Musk of shaping his ░░░░░░░░ his political decisions his ░░░░░░░░ decisions all to be ░░░░░░░░ to China to get ░░░░░░░░ breaks in China He ░░░░░░░░ singled out comments that ░░░░░░░░ Musk had made about ░░░░░░░░ in which he suggested ░░░░░░░░ Taiwan could become part ░░░░░░░░ China and he Vivek ░░░░░░░░ suggested that Elon had ░░░░░░░░ those comments to get ░░░░░░░░ breaks in China He ░░░░░░░░ that Elon s businesses ░░░░░░░░ Tesla were relying so ░░░░░░░░ on China was a ░░░░░░░░ sort of compromise to ░░░░░░░░ values He even suggested ░░░░░░░░ a tweet that I ░░░░░░░░ people to look at ░░░░░░░░ he even suggested that ░░░░░░░░ stewardship of Twitter could ░░░░░░░░ insecure in this tweet ░░░░░░░░ where he says Now ░░░░░░░░ crusader for free speech ░░░░░░░░ kisses the ring of ░░░░░░░░ world s biggest censor ░░░░░░░░ Jinping BURNETT In quotes ░░░░░░░░ free speech KACZYNSKI In ░░░░░░░░ for free speech obviously ░░░░░░░░ his ownership of Twitter ░░░░░░░░ then in another tweet ░░░░░░░░ had said he said ░░░░░░░░ don t need U ░░░░░░░░ leaders who are in ░░░░░░░░ s pocket That s ░░░░░░░░ he said about Elon ░░░░░░░░ And if you think ░░░░░░░░ tweets are bad I ░░░░░░░░ people to listen to ░░░░░░░░ to some of those ░░░░░░░░ that he made about ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Ramaswamy You ░░░░░░░░ no reason to think ░░░░░░░░ Elon won t jump ░░░░░░░░ a circus monkey when ░░░░░░░░ Jinping calls in the ░░░░░░░░ of need Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ I think demonstrated his ░░░░░░░░ to change his political ░░░░░░░░ based on the favors ░░░░░░░░ he gets to be ░░░░░░░░ to do business in ░░░░░░░░ I do think it ░░░░░░░░ a kinship that Tim ░░░░░░░░ and Elon Musk probably ░░░░░░░░ is that they both ░░░░░░░░ the knee to the ░░░░░░░░ overlord which is Xi ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends KACZYNSKI And ░░░░░░░░ thing about these comments ░░░░░░░░ that I think makes ░░░░░░░░ so hard for him ░░░░░░░░ walk back besides the ░░░░░░░░ that he was saying ░░░░░░░░ stuff last year is ░░░░░░░░ are sort of fair ░░░░░░░░ that many people have ░░░░░░░░ about American companies I ░░░░░░░░ you re the business ░░░░░░░░ you probably know this ░░░░░░░░ lot better than I ░░░░░░░░ but these are sort ░░░░░░░░ fair criticisms about American ░░░░░░░░ that are doing business ░░░░░░░░ China And it s ░░░░░░░░ think sort of also ░░░░░░░░ the question of here ░░░░░░░░ do have somebody who ░░░░░░░░ he said in some ░░░░░░░░ those interviews that we ░░░░░░░░ who is so intertwined ░░░░░░░░ the government government contracts ░░░░░░░░ subsidies working with the ░░░░░░░░ to now have that ░░░░░░░░ in charge of cutting ░░░░░░░░ government spending and government ░░░░░░░░ raises sort of conflict ░░░░░░░░ interest questions BURNETT Well ░░░░░░░░ if this is somebody ░░░░░░░░ you said is bending ░░░░░░░░ knee to the true ░░░░░░░░ which is Xi Jinping ░░░░░░░░ know and to your ░░░░░░░░ saying this in recent ░░░░░░░░ this isn t old ░░░░░░░░ isn t Oh I ░░░░░░░░ changed my view I ░░░░░░░░ it would be hard ░░░░░░░░ make such an argument ░░░░░░░░ be and you know ░░░░░░░░ of face to face ░░░░░░░░ how is he responding ░░░░░░░░ your reporting KACZYNSKI So ░░░░░░░░ reached out to him ░░░░░░░░ comment We I mean ░░░░░░░░ saw him there earlier ░░░░░░░░ him We asked sort ░░░░░░░░ How do you square ░░░░░░░░ you said then with ░░░░░░░░ what you say now ░░░░░░░░ year ago a year ░░░░░░░░ And this is what ░░░░░░░░ told us in a ░░░░░░░░ He said As much ░░░░░░░░ I d love to ░░░░░░░░ one of the first ░░░░░░░░ of DOGE be deleting ░░░░░░░░ of my past tweets ░░░░░░░░ the agencies we plan ░░░░░░░░ delete I said it ░░░░░░░░ before Elon and I ░░░░░░░░ ever met I know ░░░░░░░░ well We ve been ░░░░░░░░ the trenches together these ░░░░░░░░ couple of months I ░░░░░░░░ him and respect the ░░░░░░░░ out of him and ░░░░░░░░ m proud to call ░░░░░░░░ a friend So now ░░░░░░░░ says that he loves ░░░░░░░░ Musk Very different from ░░░░░░░░ he said just a ░░░░░░░░ ago BURNETT Yes All ░░░░░░░░ well thank you very ░░░░░░░░ Andrew Kaczynski of K ░░░░░░░░