Musk demands closure of Radio Liberty and Voice of America
American billionaire Elon Musk (photo: Getty Images)
American billionaire Elon Musk has called for the closure of Radio Liberty and Voice of America. He believes that these media outlets are wasting taxpayers' money.
Musk, who received the status of a special civil servant in the administration of US President Donald Trump, cited several reasons why, in his opinion, these media outlets should be closed.
"Europe is free now (not counting stifling bureaucracy). Hello?? Nobody listens to them anymore. It’s just radical left crazy people talking to themselves while torching $1B/year of US taxpayer money," the billionaire said in his post.
On Saturday, February 8, US President Donald Trump, answering questions from journalists, confirmed that he had instructed Elon Musk to review "almost everything," including spending on the Pentagon and education in the United States.
According to the head of the White House, some of the things that will be found are pretty bad.
Instead, it became known that a federal judge had blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing US Treasury records that contain sensitive personal data.
In particular, the access to social security numbers and bank accounts was denied.
