Joe Biden said Elon Musk’s links to foreign countries are “worthy of being looked at”, in response to a question about whether Washington had national security concerns around the world’s richest man.
“I think that Elon Musk’s co-operation and/or technical relationships with other countries is worthy of being looked at,” Biden told reporters on Wednesday, without elaborating on further details. The US president added he was not “suggesting . . . whether or not [Musk] is doing anything inappropriate”.
Biden’s comments raise fresh questions about the possibility of government scrutiny on Musk’s dealings less than two weeks after the Tesla boss closed the $44bn Twitter deal, one of the most high-profile and volatile acquisitions in recent times.