US President Donald Trump has allegedly called the New York Times to spread fake news. On Thursday, The New York Times reported that Elon Musk is ready to visit the Pentagon on Friday, and will be “informed about the US Army’s plan for any war that may break with China”. NYT quoted two unnamed American authorities as its source. Another officer did not provide several details, but said that the briefing would be China-centered, it said.
Hours after the news was published, President Trump called it “fake” and a “lie”. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump wrote, “The fake news is again, this time failing in the New York Times. He said, wrongly, that Alone Musk is going to Pentagon tomorrow, which is being informed on any potential” war with China “. How funny?”
President Trump clarified that China would not be mentioned or discussed.
“It is so derogatory that infamous media can create such a lie. Anyway, the story is completely untrue !!!”
A trump colleague, Musk has been tasked to cut the head of the Government Efficiency Department (DOGE) and cutting into government spending. If they are provided information about the US plan for any possible war with China, then it would be “the dramatic expansion of their already broad role”, the NYT reported.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement to CNN, “The Defense Department is excited to welcome Elon Musk in Pentagon on Friday. He was invited by Secretary Hegseth and is just visiting.”
Musk’s visit comes when the Pentagon considers the major cuts at the top of the army. As part of the ongoing effort of the Defense Department to cut useless expenses, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum on Thursday, directing the termination of more than $ 580 million in programs, contracts and grants.
In addition to contracts, DOD is also cutting $ 360 million in the grant by $ 360 million. This includes a grant of $ 6 million for emissions from navy ships, grant of $ 5.2 million to diversify the Navy and $ 9 million universities to develop identical AI and machine learning models, “said Mr. Hegseth.
In a post on X (East Twitter), the Rapid Response Team of DOD also called the NYT report “fake” and said, “Elon Musk and Dogi are doing great jobs to help DOD!”
