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i wonder if Musk regrets the political comments he's made on Twitter. I'm sure the current administration is not pushing the FAA to get the assessment done for

• Drblessing 5y ago
  Yes, because the real problem here is a citizen exercising their First Amendment right, not a government agency overstepping its role and becoming a political club to attack wrongthink.
  • chasd00 5y ago
    coming back to this way late, I wasn't trying to imply he was wrong to criticize or anything like that. What i meant was I can see people in the US Government slow walking every single permit/form SpaceX needs for no other reason than spite from a tweet. Something like "oh Musk doesn't like Warren eh? Well let's send the environmental review back through a security check for another 30 days". I can totally see things like that taking place.
    • Drblessing 5y ago
      My apologies! Yes, unfortunately, I agree with you.
• anonporridge 5y ago
  This administration seems to have had it out for Musk, or at least Tesla by constantly promoting Ford and GM as "leaders" in the EV industry for some reason, well before Musk started getting more politically vocal. That unfair favoritism of established companies over Tesla is more likely than not what's motivated him raising his voice. But also, not everyone in the government is this petty or stupid. The military in particular is keenly away of the potential strategic advantage Starship opens up to them that no other organization is anywhere close to being able to offer. And it would be absurdly dumb for this government to hamstring SpaceX over petty political grievances and risk giving China time to close the gap.