How Elon Musk's storm of tweets almost led to a US government shutdown – ABC

Elon Musk has quickly become a key player in Donald Trump's inner circle. (Reuters: Brandon Bell/Pool)
During his first term as president, Twitter was Donald Trump's noisiest megaphone. Officials were fired, enemies were threatened, and foreign adversaries were warned of war by tweet. 
These days, Trump prefers Truth Social, the alternative he created after Twitter banned him. 
But Twitter, now X, is reverting to form as the place where the MAGA agenda comes into view, and the Trump […]
How Elon Musk's storm of tweets almost led to a US government shutdown – ABC

Air Force secretary: Elon Musk 'not a warfighter,' needs to learn more – Defense News

Outgoing Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Thursday downplayed Elon Musk’s recent pronouncements that crewed fighters are obsolete in the era of drones, and suggested the billionaire industrialist learn more about the military.
“I have a lot of respect for Elon Musk as an engineer,” Kendall said during a webcast with the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. “He’s not a warfighter, and he needs to learn a little bit more about the business, I think, before he makes such grand […]
Air Force secretary: Elon Musk 'not a warfighter,' needs to learn more – Defense News