President Donald Trump blasted The New York Times on Thursday, refuting a story published by the newspaper that claimed Trump’s adviser Elon Musk will receive a Pentagon briefing on U.S. military plans should a war break out with China.
In a report published on Thursday, the Times — citing “two U.S. officials” — wrote that Musk would be briefed on the U.S. military’s top-secret strategy in preparation for a potential war with China. The paper cited two additional anonymous sources who said the briefing would be “China focused” and held at the Pentagon on Friday, but the sources did not provide any more details.
In a Truth Social post on Thursday night, Trump said the report is “completely untrue,” adding that “China will not even be mentioned or discussed.” On Friday morning, Trump again addressed the Times’ report, saying that Musk “is NOT BEING BRIEFED ON…
