In a scathing rebuke that’s sending shockwaves through Washington and Silicon Valley, Senator Elizabeth Warren issued a direct warning to Elon Musk over his growing influence in national affairs particularly surrounding artificial intelligence, space technology, and defense contracts.
“If you think power and control are coming from your grip on ‘X’ [formerly Twitter], or your hold on government contracts, you’re dead wrong. Keep pushing this nonsense and thinking you can manipulate U.S. policy you’ll lose it all,” Warren said Thursday during a Senate tech ethics briefing.
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The comment follows weeks of criticism aimed at Musk for allegedly leveraging his ownership of the X platform and his military-tech ventures with SpaceX and Neuralink to pressure lawmakers and bend national agendas to his favor.
Critics say Musk has blurred the line between public interest and private ambition. From publishing unfiltered political commentary on X to allegedly swaying Pentagon AI protocols, Musk’s reach has raised alarms about corporate overreach into democratic institutions.
Senator Warren’s remarks echo concerns that the billionaire entrepreneur is becoming a “shadow state actor” a figure whose unchecked influence could threaten traditional systems of accountability.
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“He is a brilliant engineer, no doubt,” Warren added. “But this isn’t a sci-fi script where billionaires rule the galaxy. This is America, and no one is above democratic oversight not even Elon Musk.”
Musk has not responded publicly, but allies say the entrepreneur remains committed to innovation and believes public institutions have failed to keep pace with 21st-century technological demands.
Still, tensions are growing. This week, a bipartisan congressional bloc announced plans to review SpaceX’s federal contracts, citing transparency and national interest concerns.
As the political and technological stakes continue to rise, the clash between tech empires and democratic governance may define a new era in American power and its consequences may be just beginning.
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