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Mar 2025
1h 20m

Musk Mystery

CNN
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As today's show begins, Elon Musk has just arrived at the Pentagon. The question is: Why is he there? According to The New York Times, the original plan was to brief him on the military's top-secret plan for a potential war with China. But President Trump and the Pentagon are flat out dismissing that reporting as completely untrue. CNN's Alayna Treene begins ... Show More
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