Elon Musk Makes Secret Visit to NSA After Saying Agency Needs 'Overhaul'

https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-makes-secret-visit-to-nsa-after-saying-agency-needs-overhaul-2000575741

Elon Musk visited the National Security Agency on Wednesday for a meeting with the spy agency’s leadership, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper reports that Musk’s discussion centered on “staff reductions and operations,” which is entirely unsurprising, given the billionaire oligarch’s ongoing destruction of the U.S. government with the blessing of President Donald Trump.

The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed NSA officials, who say it “isn’t clear” whether Musk asked about any intelligence or military operations that may be deemed sensitive. Musk has a high-level security clearance, a point of controversy given the billionaire’s history of drug use and secret phone conversations with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

The NSA told the Wall Street Journal that Musk met with chief Gen. Timothy Haugh, who took the job in 2023 during Joe Biden’s administration. In a statement to Gizmodo, an NSA spokesperson said: “Yesterday, Gen Timothy Haugh, Commander, USCYBERCOM, Director, NSA/Chief, CSS, hosted Elon Musk during his first visit to NSA/CSS Washington in his capacity as Special Advisor to the President of the United States. NSA and CYBERCOM are focused on the President, SECDEF and DNI’s priorities; meetings with key advisors ensure we are aligned.”

Musk has previously criticized the NSA, tweeting March 6 that the NSA “needs an overhaul,” attaching a graphic depicting a group of college-aged people and a list of universities where the agency would be doing recruitment.

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