The contact between Musk and Putin raises some serious national security questions, given how closely tied Musk's businesses are tied to the US military and intelligence community. However, the US government's arms are somewhat tied because of how heavily they rely on his technologies.
Irrespective of how reliant the US is on Musk's technologies, it's unacceptable that he maintains his contracts and security clearances given that he's cozying up to one of America's biggest nemesis. Not only that, Musk should face legal punishment as well.
There's a 16% chance that Elon Musk will become the first trillionaire, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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