Report: U.S. Officials Considering a Review of Twitter-Musk DealThe billionaire replied to the news with a laughing emoji.
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Many things change in the world, but Elon Musk's tendency to shareoff-the-cuff thoughtson Twitter does not.
On Thursday evening, Bloombergreportedthat people in the federal government were considering reviewing Musk's activities in his various businesses for national security purposes — namely,his plan to buy Twitterand request for funding for Starlink internet service in Ukraine.
Last week, CNNreportedthat Musk told the Pentagon he no longer wanted to bear the financial brunt of providing internet service in Ukraine. HeTweetedearlier this month the company has lost $80 million on it.
Unnamed sources told Bloomberg that federal officials were concerned about his Tweets about Russia and Ukraine, his ask about Starlink funding, as well as his plan to use capital from outside the U.S. to fund the Twitter deal.
In typical Musk fashion, however, he seems pretty relaxed about it all. In response to the Bloomberg story, someone commented "It would be hysterical if the government stopped Elon from [overpaying] for Twitter."
Musk replied directly with a laughing and a "100%" emoji.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)October 21, 2022
Musk has publicly said that he'spaying too muchfor the company.
Bloomberg said a possible candidate to lead the investigation would be the secretive Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, but when asked for comment, the White House passed the buck.
"We do not know of any such discussions," a spokesperson told Bloomberg.
On Thursday, the Washington Postreportedthat there are documents saying if the Twitter deal goes through, Musk plans to cut about 75% of the company's workforce.
Twitter's shares fell on the news Friday.
