Summary
Elon Musk accused Alexander Vindman, a key witness in Trumpās first impeachment, of treason on social media, suggesting he should face āthe appropriate penalty.ā
Muskās comments followed Vindmanās claims that Musk may have shared sensitive information with Russiaās Putin and used Twitter for disinformation.
Vindman denied the accusations and called Muskās remarks baseless.
Critics condemned Muskās statements as dangerous, especially given his ties to Trumpās incoming administration.
Musk provided no evidence for his claims, reviving past allegations against Vindman of ādual loyaltyā rooted in antisemitic tropes.
Thereās a general argument - not strictly applicable to you, I donāt know you - to be made that a natural-born citizen of a given country is more likely to be loyal to that country than a āforeignerā, for lack of a better word, and more familiar with its culture and society. It makes sense then that a country would want to restrict their higher public offices to ātheir own peopleā. (How much those people actually care for the wider body of constituents is a different question, of course.)
Voting on local politics that influence you more directly isnāt the same as participating in federal politics. Musk is essentially a foreign actor, he shouldnāt have such influence over the government of a different people.
(He shouldnāt have any influence at all, actually, but Iām just talking about the ātry to change the law so he can run for presidentā concern you responded to)