Michael Pillsbury: Elon Musk’s Relationship with China ‘Cuts Both Ways’

CASONE What do you ░░░░░░░░ of the criticism that ░░░░░░░░ Musk has received in ░░░░░░░░ because of his businesses ░░░░░░░░ China He is someone ░░░░░░░░ is very close to ░░░░░░░░ Elect Trump right now ░░░░░░░░ of course is tasked ░░░░░░░░ DOGE and cost cutting ░░░░░░░░ he has been criticized ░░░░░░░░ the mainstream media because ░░░░░░░░ his because of the ░░░░░░░░ issue and production in ░░░░░░░░ Does that factor into ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ PILLSBURY Yes it does ░░░░░░░░ Musk is one of ░░░░░░░░ few around President Trump ░░░░░░░░ has had a lot ░░░░░░░░ contact with Xi Jinping ░░░░░░░░ have success in Shanghai ░░░░░░░░ his huge Tesla factory ░░░░░░░░ that he s the ░░░░░░░░ owner of that s ░░░░░░░░ huge achievement He knows ░░░░░░░░ to work with the ░░░░░░░░ and get what he ░░░░░░░░ On the other hand ░░░░░░░░ knows he ll be ░░░░░░░░ of vulnerable to pressure ░░░░░░░░ the Tesla factory in ░░░░░░░░ So it cuts both ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk could be ░░░░░░░░ major asset and someone ░░░░░░░░ knows how to deal ░░░░░░░░ Xi Jinping as well ░░░░░░░░ President Trump or he ░░░░░░░░ be a problem that ░░░░░░░░ seems to speak up ░░░░░░░░ take the Chinese line ░░░░░░░░ time to time That ░░░░░░░░ why Susie Wiles ban ░░░░░░░░ so important Cheryl We ░░░░░░░░ t want people tweeting ░░░░░░░░ giving away the president ░░░░░░░░ negotiating positions before the ░░░░░░░░ s even confirmed before ░░░░░░░░ of the ambassadors to ░░░░░░░░ have not even been ░░░░░░░░ yet.”