Sen. Richard Blumental (D-Conn.) urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to explain the division's plans to buy a $400 million armored Tesla cybertruck vehicle, and tech billionaire Elon. He called for Musk's “significant conflict of interest.”
In a letter to Rubio on Thursday, Blumental I've asked for information about the procedure The State Department is trying to address concerns surrounding mask involvement in purchasing.
“In 15 months since its release, CyberTruck was widely ridden and was subject to at least six separate recalls,” he said.
“In fact, Tesla reportedly reportedly had a “disastrous” cybertruck sales. It doesn't look like the type of vehicle the State Department will choose for this contract without a massive, heavy thumbs up,” the letter reads.
“In the weeks since Doge was founded, it ran the constitution roughly and dismantled the institutions on a whim based on inaccurate information while gaining access to the government's most sensitive systems,” Efficiency (DOGE) .
“Unsurprisingly, Musk's Doge is the same as many of the institutions Musk's Doge is trying to demolish or weaken it, which previously investigated countless business interests,” he adds. Ta.
The senator said there are conflicting reports of when the decision was made, saying, “This planned purchase will mark Elon Musk's continued role in the dual role of Tesla's CEO. It emphasizes the issue of inherent conflicts of interest: Government Efficiency Bureau.”
Blumenthal said he wrote to six Musk companies and asked how much he benefits from his role in Doge.
The senator, who launched a preliminary investigation into Musk and his company last week, sought a response to the latest letter by February 21st.
