Hegseth says meeting with Elon Musk was about "innovation, efficiencies"

Elon Musk visited the Pentagon Friday morning to meet with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about "innovation, efficiencies & smarter production," Hegseth said in a post on X Thursday night. 

Hegseth denied a report by the New York Times that Musk would receive a briefing on plans for any potential war with China, dismissing it in a post on X as "fake news." A defense official said the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency met with senior military officials. 

Outside the Pentagon, Musk and Hegseth shook hands, and Musk told the defense secretary, "If there's anything I can do to be helpful, I'd like to see you."