Government expert on Elon Musk and DOGE’s “slash-and-burn exercise”
When asked about possible conflicts of interest given Musk’s role in the Trump administration, Katie Drummond, the global editorial director of Wired (the technology publication that has scored recent scoops about Musk and his associates), says, “It is very clear that there are conflicts of interest across the board. I mean, Elon Musk himself is one giant conflict of interest.
“When you think about SpaceX, Starlink, Tesla, you think about all of these companies that are in some way, shape or form regulated and overseen by different agencies of the federal government,” Drummond said. “And then you remember that the person who owns and runs all of these companies is flying on Air Force One with President Trump. Of course it’s a conflict of interest.”
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After years of covering Silicon Valley, Wired was ready to cover the ascent of tech billionaires into politics. [Last year, the magazine endorsed Trump’s opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.]