SpaceX competitors lobbying Biden against CEO Elon Musk with leaked emails

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And claimed he “has had some controversial opinions about the coronavirus pandemic,” as well as his anti-union past.

Sabathier emailed Solomon a Town Hall opinion piece from a very Democrat-leaning journalist.

Solomon responded, “This is very helpfull!!!!” I will be meeting with the White House Public Engagement staff next week & will raise our concerns with Elan Musk & his anti-labor company.`”

Over a period of weeks, Sabathier continued to send anti-Musk articles. And asked him to share with his White House contacts. This includes a Wall Street Journal opinion piece titled “Elon Musk’s War on Regulators.”

She even sent Solomon a May interview where incoming NASA Administrator Bill Nelson claimed that ULA was “on the Dynetics team” that lost out to SpaceX on the $2.9 billion manned-flight contracts.

On May 12  he sent a copy of his endorsement of ULA CEO Tory Bruno. He asked that Bruno remain on the National Space Council’s User Advisory Group. And he had sent that request to his “contacts in the White House, the VP’s office” and that of Rep. Kendra Horn, an Oklahoma Democrat.