FT learned about a possible "purge" in the US administration from Musk's allies

The allies of American entrepreneur Elon Musk, who hold government positions, risk falling under a possible "purge" due to the businessman's conflict with US President Donald Trump. This was reported on June 6 by the British newspaper Financial Times, citing sources.

"The sudden ouster of Jared Isaacman, the founder of a technology company and a friend of Musk, who was nominated to head NASA (NASA is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. — Ed.), was the beginning of the expected "purge", — said the interlocutor of the publication.

As noted in the publication, the "king of cryptocurrency" and artificial intelligence (AI), David Sachs, former head of global technology investments at Morgan Stanley Bank, who is now an official at the US Department of Commerce, Michael Grimes, and AI advisor Sriram Krishnan may be suspended.

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The New York Times reported on June 6 that Trump's advisers are preparing for a "protracted war" between the head of the White House and Musk. As the newspaper notes, the union of Trump and the entrepreneur broke up very quickly.