Senate Democrat defends Vindman against Musk's 'treason' threat [View all]
Source: The Hill
11/29/24 5:50 PM ET
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) hit Elon Musk for suggesting in a post on his social platform X on Wednesday that retired Army Lt. Col Alexander Vindman “committed treason” and “will pay” after the former Trump impeachment witness accused the tech billionaire and close Trump ally of being unwittingly used by Russia.
“Message to Elon Musk—The Vindman family embodies patriotism and public service. You know nothing about either,” Kaine wrote in a post on X on Friday with a link to The Hill’s reporting on the situation. Vindman replied to Kaine’s post, saying, “Thank you! Thank you very much, Senator.” The Hill has contacted X for comment from Musk.
The back-and-forth on social media between Musk and Vindman began on Wednesday, when the tech mogul threatened Vindman, in response to a recent interview, in which Vindman said Musk was Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s “type.”
“Clearly Putin has a type. He likes narcissists and egomaniacs that he knows as a case officer can easily pander to manipulate, to do his dirty work,” Vindman said in the late October interview, which circulated among X users this week. “Russia has been using different levers — whether that’s corruption networks, in this case, its influencers like Donald Trump, like Elon Musk, to kind of sow discord. The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Musk had been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5015278-musk-kaine-vindman-treason/
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