By Ed Malik, A | ed@ddnewsonline.com | posted 10th february, 2025
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, addressed a JPMorgan Chase conference in Miami last week, discussing his initiatives to reform the federal government. The event was attended by JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and approximately 200 clients.
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Musk shared the stage with his mother, Maye Musk, in a conversation moderated by David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group. The discussion encompassed Musk’s role in the Department of Government Efficiency, which aims to eliminate certain federal agencies and significantly reduce government jobs.
Several reports suggested that Musk participated remotely due to death threats. While specific details about these threats are not confirmed, Musk has previously accused the media of encouraging assassination attempts against him and former President Donald Trump through negative coverage.
In November 2024, Musk joined President-elect Trump for a meeting with the House Republican conference in Washington, D.C. Trump announced that Musk would lead an external commission called the “Department of Government Efficiency,” tasked with dismantling government bureaucracy and reducing regulations.
According to SCOOP sources: @elonmusk and his mom @mayemusk spoke today at the @jpmorgan investment conference in Miami. Musk was interviewed by [The Carlyle Group’s] David Rubenstein remotely because he said his work with Trump and DOGE has led to ‘death threats,’ said a person in the audience,” Post columnist Charles Gasparino posted Friday afternoon on X.
Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin on Friday used social media to share an open letter confirming his office would investigate reports of threats against Musk.
“Please let me reiterate again: if people are discovered to have broken the law or even acted simply unethically, we will investigate them and we will chase them to the end of the Earth to hold them accountable,” Martin wrote on X. “We will not rest or cease in this. No one should abuse American taxpayer dollars nor American taxpayer workers. Noone is above the law.”
Four days earlier, Martin shared a similar letter sent to Elon Musk.
“Dear @elon, Please see this important letter. We will not tolerate threats against DOGE workers or law-breaking by the disgruntled. All the best. Ed Martin,” the interim U.S. attorney wrote on X.
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Democrats have assailed Musk, DOGE, and the Trump administration’s efforts to reform the government. House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., recently told supporters “we are going to fight it legislatively. We are going to fight it in the courts. And we’re going to fight it in the streets.”
These developments highlight Musk’s increasing involvement in governmental affairs and his commitment to restructuring federal operations as they impugn his personal security.