TARGETS – Elon Musk’s messages have sparked a wave of criticism and threats against public officials, actions that are seen as a strategy of intimidation
Elon Musk recently caused controversy by directly targeting four federal officials, CNN wrote this Wednesday. On These employees, occupying relatively obscure roles without direct contact with the public, were criticized for their positions deemed unnecessary.
One of the posts attacked a director of climate diversification at the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), a role considered by Elon Musk to be “fake jobs.” Another targeted a senior environmental justice advisor at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), while similar comments were made against female climate advisors at the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). .
A strategy denounced as intimidation
Although the information shared is available in public databases, this spotlighting of previously unknown officials raises serious concerns. Several federal employees(…) Read more on 20minutes
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