Musk Responds to Concerns About Conflicts of Interest

‘My companies are suffering because I’m in the government,’ the Tesla CEO says.
Musk Responds to Concerns About Conflicts of Interest
Elon Musk looks on during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, on March 24, 2025. Brendan SmialowskiI/AFP via Getty Images
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
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White House advisor Elon Musk rebuffed concerns about potential conflicts of interest, stating that he was under heavy scrutiny while his government work actually disadvantages his businesses.

During the March 28 episode of “Special Report,” Fox News host Bret Baier noted Musk’s leadership in SpaceX and Starlink—both of which have entered contracts with the federal government. Baier asked Musk to tell people “there’s not a conflict of interest in how you’re doing or what you’re doing, and the contracts that you’re getting with the government.”

Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
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