I was quoted earlier this week (Monday) in a Business Insider article, “Elon Musk has a lot to gain if Trump wins. A Harris presidency is more uncertain.” The article is behind a paywall (sorry!), but at the time this is being posted, an aol.com version is available. In any event, this post offers my two quotes with some context.
On the potential for bias against Elon Musk in a Harris administration:
“One would hope that governmental units would be immune to political pressures,” Joan MacLeod Heminway, a law professor at the University of Tennessee, told BI. “But people in those units are humans and may inadvertently scrutinize proposals coming from entities owned or controlled by Elon Musk.”
In response to a question about the inclusion of Elon Musk in a Trump administration:
“There are ethical rules mandating compliance with various types of obligations, including conflict-of-interest reporting, for certain types of government positions,” Heminway said. “Elon Musk may not want to take on these obligations.”
Now, we will wait and see what actually transpires. The article notes that “Trump has already incorporated some of Musk’s policy proposals into his campaign, with plans to establish a government efficiency commission