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Mike Lawler on Pentagon Inviting Musk for War Plan Briefings: ‘The U.S. Military Is Utilizing Starlink... ‘ (clip)
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CNN

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CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Name: CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
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Abby Phillip
, Mike Lawler

Name: Abby Phillip
Employment: CNN
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Name: Mike Lawler
Employment: New York’s 17th Congressional District
Position: New York State Representative
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03/21/2025 05:53 am
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PHILLIP And what it ░░░░░░░░ out is somebody who ░░░░░░░░ conflicts He simply does ░░░░░░░░ to The Times Mr ░░░░░░░░ and Tesla and electric ░░░░░░░░ company controls are heavily ░░░░░░░░ on China which houses ░░░░░░░░ of the automaker s ░░░░░░░░ factories in Shanghai Last ░░░░░░░░ the company said in ░░░░░░░░ filings that it had ░░░░░░░░ 8 billion in a ░░░░░░░░ agreement with lenders in ░░░░░░░░ for production expenditures Congressman ░░░░░░░░ does this concern you ░░░░░░░░ Certainly Obviously any conflicts ░░░░░░░░ be addressed I think ░░░░░░░░ through both you know ░░░░░░░░ and Starlink Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ has significant security clearances ░░░░░░░░ the United States government ░░░░░░░░ obviously as an appointee ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has additional ░░░░░░░░ clearances There s no ░░░░░░░░ obviously though that any ░░░░░░░░ should be addressed beforehand ░░░░░░░░ think from what I ░░░░░░░░ from the Pentagon in ░░░░░░░░ statement they said that ░░░░░░░░ was an invitation by ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth for Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ come visit with the ░░░░░░░░ They did not provide ░░░░░░░░ details on what the ░░░░░░░░ would be PHILLIP But ░░░░░░░░ mean are you concerned ░░░░░░░░ the fact that he ░░░░░░░░ be given a briefing ░░░░░░░░ war plans I mean ░░░░░░░░ are literally the most ░░░░░░░░ of secrets And yes ░░░░░░░░ Well considering that the ░░░░░░░░ States PHILLIP just because ░░░░░░░░ have a security clearance ░░░░░░░░ you know doesn t ░░░░░░░░ that you have access ░░░░░░░░ everything Security clearances at ░░░░░░░░ highest level are on ░░░░░░░░ need to know basis ░░░░░░░░ like this in particular ░░░░░░░░ so the need to ░░░░░░░░ is the question here ░░░░░░░░ the conflicts on the ░░░░░░░░ side of that ledger ░░░░░░░░ is someone who has ░░░░░░░░ interests in the relevant ░░░░░░░░ and also has competition ░░░░░░░░ trying to kick other ░░░░░░░░ potentially out of contracts ░░░░░░░░ these very war plans ░░░░░░░░ that concerning LAWLER Look ░░░░░░░░ any conflicts of interest ░░░░░░░░ be addressed But in ░░░░░░░░ case of obviously Starlink ░░░░░░░░ see the United States ░░░░░░░░ is utilizing Starlink With ░░░░░░░░ to military plans the ░░░░░░░░ States navy uses it ░░░░░░░░ Obviously when you re ░░░░░░░░ about issues pertaining to ░░░░░░░░ and their expansion in ░░░░░░░░ Indo Pacific the threats ░░░░░░░░ Taiwan obviously these are ░░░░░░░░ issues So look any ░░░░░░░░ should be addressed No ░░░░░░░░ about that But it ░░░░░░░░ the secretary and the ░░░░░░░░ that actually have the ░░░░░░░░ to provide the need ░░░░░░░░ know PHILLIP They do ░░░░░░░░ LAWLER They are the ░░░░░░░░ that will make the ░░░░░░░░
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