Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) recently got in touch with his inner mobster and threatened Elon Musk – the new owner of Twitter and the CEO of electric car company Tesla and space ventures company SpaceX. He told Musk, “Fix your companies” or “Congress will.”
As part of this threat, Markey referred to an ongoing National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigation into Tesla’s autopilot driving system and Twitter’s 2011 consent decree with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Markey has done more than make threats: He is one of a group of Democratic senators who wrote to the FTC urging an investigation into whether Musk’s actions as the new owner of Twitter violated the consent decree or consumer protection laws. Since FTC Chair Lina Khan wants to investigate as many businesses as possible, it is likely she will respond favorably to the senators’ letter.
President Biden has also endorsed an investigation into the role foreign investors played in financing Musk’s Twitter purchase. Biden may be concerned that Musk is not likely to ban tweets regarding Hunter Biden’s business deals.
Elon could fix this guy by simply pulling off the autopilot feature from his cars. Nobody wants to trust a self driving car anyway. What is a “lawmaker” doing in the car design business, anyway? These Democrats need to serve the people and leave their personal agendas out of the ring. I doubt any of his Constituents have asked him to put his nose into automotive design features.
Democrats have ALOT to Hide !!! LOL LOL Hope they worry ALOT !!!!!