Original poster deleted it between when I opened the article and when I tried to comment on it. Dunno why, but here it is again.

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      3 days ago

      I wouldn’t be so sure of that. trump is paying fast and loose with the standards of law and he has a history of going after his opponents. There are already grounds that can be exaggerated to strip Musk of US Citizenship. At that point a foreign national would be owning a company that has national defense impacts. The government could force a sale just like they are with TikTok.