{"id":2374076,"date":"2024-11-27T19:39:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T00:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-accuses-alexander-vindman-of-treason-over-puppet-jab-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T19:39:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T00:39:38","slug":"musk-accuses-alexander-vindman-of-treason-over-puppet-jab-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-accuses-alexander-vindman-of-treason-over-puppet-jab-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk accuses Alexander Vindman of treason over puppet jab &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fmusk-accuses-alexander-vindman-of-treason-over-puppet-jab-washington-examiner%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=2374076&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--><p>Elon Musk has accused former Army officer Alexander Vindman of treason after Vindman labeled him a &#8220;Russian puppet.&#8221; This exchange followed Vindman&#8217;s remarks during an\u200c MSNBC interview, in which\u200d he suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin uses figures \u2064like Trump and\u200d Musk to sow \u200cdiscord in the U.S. Vindman,\u2063 known for \u2064his\u2062 testimony \u2062against \u200bTrump during\u200d the \u20632019\u2064 Ukraine scandal, asserted \u2062that these individuals\u2063 could be manipulated to further Russian \u2062interests. Musk refuted Vindman&#8217;s claims by accusing him of being paid by Ukrainian oligarchs\u200d and committing treason\u2064 against the U.S. Vindman emphasized the danger of Musk&#8217;s influence\u2062 due to\u2064 his access \u2064to state\u200c secrets, \u2062raising concerns about national security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Musk accuses Alexander Vindman of treason after former Army officer labels him Russian puppet<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1896771\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> accused former Army officer and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a> official Alexander Vindman of treason after he suggested the X owner is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russian<\/a> puppet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Vindman is mainly known for testifying against President-elect Donald Trump during the Trump-Ukraine scandal in 2019. His twin brother, Eugene Vindman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rise-of-right-wing-parties-happens-all-over-the-world\/\" title=\"Trump: Rise of right-wing parties happens all over the world\">recently won election<\/a> to Virginia&rsquo;s 7th Congressional District as a Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vindman is on the payroll of Ukrainian oligarchs and has committed treason against the United States, for which he will pay the appropriate penalty,&rdquo; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1861820349270335817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted<\/a> in a reply to Vindman&rsquo;s comments on X.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Vindman was born in Ukraine but immigrated to the United States decades ago. He served under Trump as his director for European Affairs for the United States National Security Council from 2018 to 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Clearly, Putin has a type,&rdquo; Alexander Vindman said in an interview on MSNBC. &ldquo;He likes narcissists and egomaniacs that he knows as a case officer who could easily pander to manipulate, to do his dirty work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are under attack,&rdquo; Alexander Vindman added. &ldquo;Russia has been using different levers, whether that&rsquo;s corruption networks, in this case, it&rsquo;s influencers like Donald Trump, like Elon Musk to sow discord, and it&rsquo;s particularly troubling with Elon Musk in this case because Elon Musk has access to state secrets. He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/damning-new-details-emerge-in-ex-fbi-agents-role-in-shutting-down-hunter-biden-laptop-probe\/\" title=\"Damning New Details Emerge In Ex-FBI Agent\u2019s Role In Shutting Down Hunter Biden Laptop Probe\">top secret security clearance<\/a>. It&rsquo;s possible that some of that is seeping through.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump just nominated Musk as his Department of Government Efficiency co-chairman after the owner of Tesla shadowed the president-elect through much of the back half of his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Putin has been very effective in playing both Trump and Elon, and he&rsquo;s been using the richest man in the world to do his bidding,&rdquo; the former Trump administration official said. &ldquo;In some cases, that&rsquo;s encouraging him probably to support Donald Trump. That&rsquo;s not speculation. We see how far in Elon has gone and then using Twitter as a disinformation platform. This is not some sort of far-off, distant threat. This is going to impact our elections, it&rsquo;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">national security threat<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alexander Vindman has accused Elon Musk of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovich-goes-on-trial-in-russia-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich goes on trial in Russia - Washington Examiner\">divulging state secrets<\/a> to Vladimir Putin, and that the real reason he supports Trump is because Putin ordered him to do so. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WAFjL3RKue\">pic.twitter.com\/WAFjL3RKue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Catch Up (@CatchUpFeed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatchUpFeed\/status\/1861813646453534823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Alexander Vindman issued a response on X shortly after Musk&rsquo;s comments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elon, here you go again making false and completely unfounded accusations without providing any specifics,&rdquo; he said on Musk&rsquo;s platform. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the kind of response one would expect from a conspiracy theorist. What oligarch? What treason?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Vindman added that he doesn&rsquo;t take money from oligarchs, &ldquo;Ukrainians or otherwise,&rdquo; and that he runs a nonprofit group that assists Ukraine in its war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You, Elon, appear to believe you can act with impunity and are attempting to silence your critics. I&rsquo;m not intimidated,&rdquo; he concluded.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1896771\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1896771\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musk claims Vindman committed treason, calling him a Russian puppet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2374077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Elon-Musk-Donald-Trump-GOP-bb155.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41031,6733,4250,18241],"class_list":["post-2374076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alexander-vindman","tag-controversy","tag-musk","tag-treason"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Elon-Musk-Donald-Trump-GOP-bb155.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374076","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2374076"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2374080,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374076\/revisions\/2374080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2374077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2374076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2374076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2374076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}