[tobylane]

Does the amount of foreign founders and funders make a difference here? I imagine it’s grown.

[kevin_thibedeau]

They let a South African keep his security clearance after breaking federal law so no big deal if there isn't Chinese entanglement.

[stametseater]

Said "South African" is a naturalized American citizen, which should be 'American enough' for anybody.

His business dealings with the communist Chinese are a bit more concerning.

Edit for response:

> why did you put quotes around american enough

Because in my view you're either an American citizen or you're not. I think it's offensive to speak of being American being a matter of degree. Insinuating that Elon Musk is less of an American than anybody else with an American citizenship is simply offensive.

[tobylane]

Musk also has citizenship of Canada and South Africa. It does matter in security clearances, but I don’t know how firm that rule is.

[kevin_thibedeau]

Usually they force dual citizens to renounce their other citizenships. I had a coworker who was sidelined for over a year waiting for the paperwork to go through before he could proceed with the SF86. Presumably VIPs get special treatment on that too.

[gobengo]

why did you put quotes around american enough

[bogantech]

Or maybe the reason he still has clearance is because the federal crimes are totally made up & in your head