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Elon Musk: “And the CIA too, I believe. The CIA was in there too.”

Featuring: Elon Musk, Senior Advisor to the President, Head of Department of Government Efficiency | National

Joe Rogan Experience #2281 - Elon Musk part 1

Published February 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 46:27

It's just so fascinating that the virus is so strong that it made it into the nsa. Yes. And was. You would think those are some hard core. And the CIA too, I believe. The CIA was in there too. Yeah, they were in there too. Which is bananas. You would think Same thing. Like hard nosed, like tough people doing. Hard work who can spy on you whenever they want. (46:27–46:30)

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Asserts that the CIA was involved in the same issues as the NSA regarding inappropriate chat room activities.

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“Our elected officials have very little power relative to the bureaucracy.”
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“Some of them [dead people marked as alive] were getting money.”
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“The ap, they ran an international news story saying that Doge fired air traffic controllers, but we didn't fire any air traffic controllers…”
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“There's a talent shortage in air traffic control because of DEI and not hiring people on merit.”
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