Tesla boss Elon Musk gets under pressure because of his cooperation with the new US government and justifies himself publicly via Twitter. After Uber boss Travis Kalanick withdrew from the economic council of US President Donald Trump in protest against the entry ban for Muslims, Musk explained on Twitter why he wants to stay on the committee.

He wanted to give the new government "feedback on questions that are important to our country and the world," and to provide critical advice to Trump in the meetings of the Panel. On the bottom, he believes that critical recommendations bring more than an exit from protest.

Musk hopes to win Trump in particular for alternative energy production and for an expansion of space programs. But to date, the new president has been particularly successful in decreasing the oil industry and at the expense of promoting science. Trumps chief adviser for an invention of the political opponents of the USA.

Musks hoping for a more environmentally friendly policy is likely to be in vain for now. Nevertheless, he said that the issue of climate change would continue to be on the agenda of the Economic Council. The entry ban and the immigration policy had also been discussed again at the instigation of the Trump in the White House at the recent meeting of the body.
Indirect criticism of Musk an Trump

In response to his statement on Twitter he was promptly pointed out that Trump appears to be unteachable and even attacks the judges personally, which stop his executive directors. However, Musk defended his decision to remain Trump's adviser for the time being, against critics: "Activists should demand that more moderates advise the president, no less. Why should it be good if only extremists advised him? "

But Muslim criticized Trump indirectly: "Many in America do not realize how proud they should be to our judiciary. Our legal system is not perfect, but nowhere is justice better, "he wrote on Twitter after a court of appeals in California had confirmed the judge's verdict in Seattle, which had lifted Trumps entry ban.

Musk is almost alone with his position in the tech industry: almost all major tech companies are now openly against Trumps policy, a total of 97 companies signed an open Amicus letter to the San Francisco Court of Appeals in the weekend Arguments for the lifting of trumps entry ban.