Elon Musk, the head of the Government Efficiency (DOGE) department appointed by US President Donald Trump, visited the Pentagon. The US media reported that Musk received information on possible plans regarding a China war. Trump, denying the claims by calling them “fake news,” announced that Elon Musk would address the costs at the Pentagon.

American billionaire entrepreneur and Government Efficiency Department (DOGE) executive Elon Musk visited the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) for a meeting with Secretary Pete Hegseth. No official information was shared about the content of Musk’s visit. Musk arrived at the Pentagon at 10:20, where he was welcomed by Hegseth during the approximately 90-minute meeting. After the meeting, as Hegseth escorted him to the door, Musk was heard saying, “If there’s anything I can help with, I’d like to see you.” When leaving the Pentagon, Musk responded to journalists’ questions about the meeting’s content by saying, “Why should I tell you that? As always, it was nice to meet, you know, I’ve been here before.”

CLAIMS OF DISCUSSING PLANS REGARDING “CHINA WAR” The visit to the Pentagon raised assessments that it represented an unusual level of access for Musk, who holds billions of dollars in federal defense contracts through Tesla and SpaceX. Defense Department sources speaking to the US media about the visit shared that Musk’s meeting at the Pentagon covered unclassified information and involved a general assessment of several topics, including China. Citing two sources knowledgeable about the meeting, the New York Times (NYT) reported that Musk was alleged to visit the Pentagon to be informed about a potential war with China. In response, US President Donald Trump stated on his Truth Social social media account, “Fake news at it again, this time New York Times. They wrongly said Elon Musk is going to the Pentagon to be informed about a possible war with China. How absurd.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also denied NYT’s report in a post on X, stating, “This is not about ‘very secret China war plans,’ it is an unofficial meeting about innovation, efficiency, and smarter production.”