The deep state was has been in full meltdown since Thursday night time’s leaked report by the New York Instances that DOGE chief Elon Musk can be visiting the Pentagon on Friday for an alleged briefing on prime secret U.S. struggle plans for communist China.
The allegation that Musk would obtain a prime secret China struggle plans briefing was shot down as “pretend information” by Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth, Elon Musk and President Donald Trump in social media posts on Thursday and Friday.
The controversy is yet one more skirmish between the entrenched deep state and President Trump in his efforts to reform the federal authorities and clear home of unhealthy actors.
Musk’s Herculean function to reform the federal authorities and root out out large waste fraud and abuse with DOGE (Division of Authorities Effectivity) does current conflicts he has pledged to keep away from given his firms are authorities contractors (together with the Pentagon) and his enterprise ties to China.
Video of Musk and Hegseth after the assembly on the Pentagon ended posted by CNN’s Natasha Bertrand. Requested by a New York Instances reporter in regards to the assembly, Hegseth reportedly responded, “Why would I inform you?”
Elon Musk exited Secretary of Protection Hegseth’s workplace within the Pentagon at 10:21 on Friday morning. Requested by CNN how the assembly went, Musk responded, “It’s all the time a fantastic assembly.” He then commented, “I’ve been right here earlier than you understand,” as he and Hegseth laughed and walked down the… pic.twitter.com/7Q8c5dSddk
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) March 21, 2025
Parnell on Thursday, “That is 100% Pretend Information. Simply openly & maliciously fallacious. Elon Musk is a patriot. We’re proud to have him on the Pentagon.”
That is 100% Pretend Information. Simply openly & maliciously fallacious.
Elon Musk is a patriot.
We’re proud to have him on the Pentagon. pic.twitter.com/LiyXrl8gCi
— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellATSD) March 21, 2025
Parnell appeared on Fox Information Friday morning to once more refute the report.
There must be accountability for liars! Particularly inside the media.
The NYT is a propaganda machine that ought to IMMEDIATELY retract their lies!
The times of the Pentagon simply permitting these pretend narratives to unfold is over. pic.twitter.com/vZfu1wa3ir
— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellATSD) March 21, 2025
Hegseth posted Friday, “Sean is, once more, appropriate with this absolute grasp class pushback towards media lies. The NYT ought to instantly retract this pretend narrative.”
Sean is, once more, appropriate with this absolute grasp class pushback towards media lies.
The NYT ought to instantly retract this pretend narrative. https://t.co/Rq8S6gPfhs
— Secretary of Protection Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) March 21, 2025
Trump addressed the controversy with reporters within the Oval Workplace noon Friday with Hegseth by his aspect, saying he wouldn’t authorize such a briefing for Musk given his enterprise ties with China. The aim of the Oval Workplace assembly with Hegseth was to announce the selection of Boeing to construct the navy’s new Subsequent Technology Air Dominance fighter jet, the F-47.
FAKE NEWS ALERT
President Trump calls The New York Instances report that Elon Musk was being briefed on a theoretical struggle plan with China a “pretend story”:
“It was such a pretend story. The New York Instances is simply as pretend as CNN and MSDNC. Anyone who learn that story, individuals laughed at… pic.twitter.com/tSfDcKYyx5
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 21, 2025
Hegseth additionally spoke:
WATCH: @PeteHegseth and President Trump BLAST “rubbish pretend information” New York Instances over report on @elonmusk:
HEGSETH: “It was meant to undermine no matter relationship the Pentagon has with Elon Musk. Elon Musk is a patriot… We welcomed him at this time, to the Pentagon, to speak… pic.twitter.com/nnVr6PFC8v
— TV Information Now (@TVNewsNow) March 21, 2025
The story seems to have began with a panicked leak from deep state officers on the Pentagon involved that the assembly with Musk was set for the extremely safe Joint Chiefs briefing room referred to as “the Tank.” NPR later reported that the pinnacle of Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel J. Paparo would temporary Musk on non-classified China issues.
NPR reported Friday the Musk assembly happened in Hegseth’s workplace (excerpt): “A Pentagon official who was not licensed to talk publicly mentioned that Musk didn’t go to “the tank” however as a substitute met with Hegseth in his workplace. It’s unclear if the obvious change of plans was in response to the information protection about Musk and the aim of the go to.”
The New York Instances has rewritten it’s headline and story for the reason that preliminary publication.
The present model is on the reward hyperlink on this submit:
Main report from the @nytimes in a single day:
“Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential Warfare With China”
Present hyperlink: https://t.co/6qsedNF3mX pic.twitter.com/vmy1sYORnD
— Taylor Popielarz (@TaylorPopielarz) March 21, 2025
The Pentagon was scheduled on Friday to temporary Elon Musk on the U.S. navy’s plan for any struggle which may get away with China, two U.S. officers mentioned on Thursday.
One other official mentioned the briefing can be China centered, with out offering extra particulars. A fourth official confirmed Mr. Musk was to be on the Pentagon on Friday, however provided no particulars.
…Pentagon struggle plans, identified in navy jargon as O-plans or operational plans, are among the many navy’s most intently guarded secrets and techniques. If a overseas nation had been to find out how the USA deliberate to battle a struggle towards them, it might reinforce its defenses and deal with its weaknesses, making the plans far much less more likely to succeed.
The highest-secret briefing that exists for the China struggle plan has about 20 to 30 slides that lay out how the USA would battle such a battle. It covers the plan starting with the indications and warning of a menace from China to numerous choices on what Chinese language targets to hit, over what time interval, that may be offered to Mr. Trump for selections, in accordance with officers with information of the plan.
Trump slammed the Instances report in Reality Social posts Thursday night time and Friday morning:
“The Pretend Information is at it once more, this time the Failing New York Instances. They mentioned, incorrectly, that Elon Musk goes to the Pentagon tomorrow to be briefed on any potential “struggle with China.” How ridiculous?” China won’t even be talked about or mentioned. How disgraceful it’s that the discredited media could make up such lies. Anyway, the story is totally unfaithful!!!”
““Elon Musk will probably be briefed by the Pentagon in regards to the USA’s prime secret plans towards China ought to there be a Warfare,” in accordance with the Failing New York Instances, one of many worst and most purposely inaccurate newspapers wherever within the World. Their FAKE idea for this story is that as a result of Elon does some enterprise in China, that he’s very conflicted and would instantly go to prime Chinese language officers and “spill the beans.” RATINGS CHALLENGED FAKE NEWS CNN instantly picked up on this totally ridiculous and false story, which might be libelous, and went heavy with it. Luckily, no person was watching! Maggot Hagerman, the actually dumb “scammer” who continuously writes about me for the Instances, utilizing nameless, made up (nonexistent!) sources, and who I haven’t spoken to in ages, is an enormous a part of the Rip-off. She lead the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, solely to comprehend that she was duped and received it fallacious. She owes me a completely discredited Pulitzer Prize for her unhealthy reporting. The Pretend Information is the ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE…And Elon is NOT BEING BRIEFED ON ANYTHING CHINA BY THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR!!!”
Musk known as for prosecution of the leakers, “The New York Instances is pure propaganda. Additionally, I look ahead to the prosecutions of these on the Pentagon who’re leaking maliciously false data to NYT. They are going to be discovered.”
The New York Instances is pure propaganda.
Additionally, I look ahead to the prosecutions of these on the Pentagon who’re leaking maliciously false data to NYT.
They are going to be discovered. pic.twitter.com/xANvLMOH5j
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 21, 2025
