{"id":2012934,"date":"2023-08-26T11:14:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T15:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-responds-after-biden-administration-sues-spacex\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T11:16:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T15:16:06","slug":"elon-musk-responds-after-biden-administration-sues-spacex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-responds-after-biden-administration-sues-spacex\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk reacts to Biden&#8217;s lawsuit against SpaceX."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-responds-after-biden-administration-sues-spacex%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2012934&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Lawsuit Against SpaceX Highlights the Politicization of the U.S. Department of Justice<\/h2>\n<p>According\u200c to businessman Elon Musk, a new\u2062 lawsuit against SpaceX is a clear example of \u200dthe\u2062 politicization of\u200d the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). President Joe \u200dBiden&#8217;s DOJ recently sued Musk&#8217;s company, alleging that SpaceX showed a preference\u200c for hiring U.S. citizens and permanent residents over individuals granted\u2062 asylum or refugee status.<\/p>\n<p>In response\u200c to the lawsuit, \u2063Kristen Clarke, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-antrim-co-forensic-report-bombshell-reveals-dominion-machines-were-set-at-68-05-error-ratemeaning-68-05-of-ballots-could-be-sent-out-for-mass-adjudication-giving-individuals-or-ma\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Antrim Co. Forensic Report BOMBSHELL Reveals Dominion Machines Were Set At 68.05% Error Rate\u2026Meaning 68.05% Of Ballots Could Be Sent Out For Mass Adjudication, Giving Individuals Or Machines Ability To Change 68.05% Of Votes\">assistant attorney general<\/a> of the DOJ&#8217;s\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-choice-to-lead-dojs-civil-rights-division-melanin-endows-blacks-with-greater-mental-physical-and-spiritual-abilities-video\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Choice to Lead DOJ\u2019s Civil Rights Division: \u201cMelanin Endows Blacks with Greater Mental, Physical and Spiritual Abilities\u201d (VIDEO)\">civil rights division<\/a>, stated that SpaceX\u2062 &#8220;failed to \u2064fairly consider or hire asylees and refugees because of their citizenship status and imposed what amounted to\u2064 a ban on their hire regardless of their qualification, in violation of federal law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/spacex-now-selling-starlink-kit-at-retail-store-in-japan-5481085\">SpaceX Now Selling Starlink Kit at Retail Store\u200d in Japan<\/a> &#8211; 8\/26\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-administration-sues-elon-musk-company-over-alleged-discrimination-5480078\">Biden \u2063Administration Sues Musk&#8217;s SpaceX\u2063 Over \u200dAlleged Discrimination<\/a> &#8211; 8\/24\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk argues that \u2062SpaceX was informed that hiring individuals who were \u2062not permanent residents of\u200d the United States would \u2063violate\u2062 international arms \u2063trafficking law, which \u2063is a criminal offense. He expressed frustration, stating, &#8220;We\u200d couldn&#8217;t even \u200chire \u2064Canadian citizens, despite Canada\u2064 being part of NORAD! \u2063This\u2063 is yet another case \u2063of weaponization of\u200c the DOJ for political purposes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Explaining the \u200bfundamental \u2062principle of the International Traffic \u200cin Arms Regulations \u200c(ITAR), Musk emphasized \u2064that U.S. companies with advanced weapons technology, such as rockets with intercontinental range, must \u2062hire individuals who are permanent American residents to prevent the technology from falling \u200binto \u2064the wrong hands.<\/p>\n<p>ITAR is a set of U.S. \u200drules that\u2062 govern \u200bcompanies involved in the \u2064production of certain\u200b items and technology. SpaceX,\u2063 as a rocket producer, falls under these regulations. The rules restrict access to these items and technology to U.S. \u2063persons, including U.S. citizens, permanent residents, refugees, and\u2064 asylees. Foreign persons, such as those with work\u200d visas but lacking permanent resident status, require authorization \u2063from\u2063 the\u200c federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Musk and other SpaceX officials have consistently \u200cstated that they would focus on \u2064hiring U.S. citizens and permanent residents to\u200b comply with ITAR and other\u2062 regulations. However, the new lawsuit claims that SpaceX&#8217;s rejection of\u2064 applicants with asylum or \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-responds-after-biden-administration-sues-spacex\/\" title=\"Elon Musk reacts to Biden's lawsuit against SpaceX.\">refugee status constitutes discriminatory hiring practices<\/a> that \u200dviolate a\u200b different law prohibiting discrimination\u200c based on citizenship status or national origin.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ\u200b issued \u200bguidance earlier this year clarifying that ITAR\u200b and related\u200b rules do not impose employment or hiring requirements, and employers\u200d are \u2062not obligated to \u2063limit jobs or recruitment to U.S. citizens\u200d or workers with specific\u200d citizenship \u200bor immigration statuses.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit has been submitted to an administrative law court specializing in issues related to the Immigration and Nationality Act. Critics of the lawsuit argue that it may not hold\u2063 up\u2064 under scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>So, \u2062if \u2064I let a non-U.S. citizen see our rocket&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lawsuit filed against SpaceX exemplifies the politicization of the US DOJ, according to Elon Musk. The DOJ, under President Biden, sued Musk&#8217;s company for allegedly prioritizing the hiring of US citizens and permanent residents over asylum seekers and refugees. Musk claims the company did not adequately consider all applicants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":2012935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2012934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2012934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2012935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2012934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2012934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}