亿万富翁商人、政府效率部(Department of Government Efficiency)负责人埃隆·马斯克(Elon Musk)在X上的一篇帖子中称民主党参议员马克·凯利为“叛徒”，此前凯利发布了他周末访问乌克兰的消息。
凯莉，在X上的线程中周日晚上，他发布了他访问乌克兰的照片，并写道，“每个人都希望这场战争结束，但任何协议都必须保护乌克兰的安全，不能成为普京的赠品。”
在对该帖子的回复中，马斯克回应道:“你是一个叛徒。”
前海军飞行员和宇航员凯利在x上的另一篇文章中回应道。
“叛徒?埃隆，如果你不明白捍卫自由是让美国伟大并让我们安全的基本原则，也许你应该把它留给我们这些明白的人，”凯利写道，他最近的旅行标志着他自2023年以来第三次访问乌克兰。
凯利后来解释说，这位亿万富翁“不是一个严肃的人”，他应该“回去建造火箭”
“他说他砍掉并烧毁了联邦政府，为像他这样的亿万富翁腾出巨大的减税空间，”凯利在从乌克兰返回后的一天说，这是他的第三次访问。“我已经向这个国家发过誓。我在战斗中飞过。我在海军服役了25年。在我看来，埃隆·马斯克的誓言是对亿万富翁的誓言——让他们的生活更轻松，而不是美国人民，也不是退伍军人。我是说，他在解雇退伍军人医院的员工。他不是一个严肃的人。他应该回去制造火箭。”
在同一个讨论中，凯利说他的旅行有时是“情绪化的”，因为他会见了乌克兰官员、大使馆工作人员和军事领导人。
“这对他们来说是生死攸关的，而且，在过去一周左右的时间里，我们让他们的日子更难过了，”凯利说。
他强调了向乌克兰提供必要弹药和情报以防止进一步伤亡的紧迫性。
“如果他们拿不到边境另一边的军火，会有更多的乌克兰人死去，”他说。“这些人，我告诉你，我和他们的谈话，他们会坚持和我们在一起。我们坚持他们。无论我们需要什么，他们将来都会支持我们。”
几周后，唐纳德·特朗普总统最亲密的顾问之一马斯克发表了上述评论爆炸性的会议特朗普和乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基在椭圆形办公室进行了一场争吵。在这场令人震惊的交流中，特朗普和副总统万斯(JD Vance)指责泽连斯基对战争的处理，错误地指责乌克兰领导人对俄罗斯弗拉基米尔·普京发动全面入侵时开始的冲突负责。
会后，泽连斯基没有签署协议就离开了。该协议将使美国能够获得乌克兰的矿产资源，乌克兰曾希望该协议能确保美国在与俄罗斯作战时继续提供军事支持。
特朗普政府已经开始戏剧性地转向前总统拜登政府对乌克兰的“铁证”支持。特朗普错误地指责乌克兰发动了对俄罗斯的战争，称泽连斯基为“独裁者”，并冻结了军事援助和情报支持，以迫使乌克兰向俄罗斯做出让步。
凯利和其他民主党人一起，一直对特朗普的乌克兰政策持批评态度。
“如果我们抛弃我们的盟友乌克兰，我们将被其他国家包括我们的其他盟友视为不可信任，未来我们不应指望他们的帮助，”Kelly发布到X.
凯利和马斯克过去有过不和。当马斯克上个月攻击丹麦宇航员安德烈亚斯·莫根森，称他为“白痴”时，凯利和他的兄弟斯科特·凯利，也是一名宇航员，进行了反击。
“嘿@ElonMusk，当你终于鼓起勇气爬进火箭飞船时，来和我们三个谈谈，”凯利写道.
Musk calls Sen. Kelly a 'traitor' over trip to Ukraine, Kelly hits back
Elon Musk, the billionaire businessman and head of the Department of Government Efficiency, called Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly a "traitor" in a post on X after Kelly posted that he had visited Ukraine over the weekend.
Kelly,in a thread on XSunday night, posted photos of his visit to Ukraine and wrote, "Everyone wants this war to end, but any agreement has to protect Ukraine's security and can't be a giveaway to Putin."
In a reply to the thread, Musk responded, "You are a traitor."
Kelly, a former Navy pilot and astronaut, responded in a separate post on X.
"Traitor? Elon, if you don't understand that defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe, maybe you should leave it to those of us who do," wrote Kelly, whose recent trip marked his third visit to Ukraine since 2023.
Kelly later elaborated, telling reporters that the billionaire was “not a serious guy” who should “go back to building rockets.”
“He said he's slashed and burned the federal government to make room for a giant tax cut for billionaires like himself," Kelly said one day after his return from Ukraine, which was his third visit. "I've sworn an oath to this country. I've flown in combat. I've served in the Navy for 25 years. It appears to me the oath that Elon Musk stands by is the oath to billionaires – make their lives easier, not the American people, not veterans. I mean, he's firing workers at VA hospitals. He's not a serious guy. He should go back to building rockets.”
In the same discussion, Kelly said that his trip had been “emotional” at times, as he met with Ukrainian officials, embassy staff, and military leaders.
“This is existential for them, and again, over the past week or so, we've made it harder for them,” Kelly said.
He stressed the urgency of providing Ukraine with necessary munitions and intelligence to prevent further casualties.
“If they don't get the munitions that are sitting on the other side of the border, more Ukrainians will die," he said. "And these folks, I tell you, my conversations with them, they will stick with us. We stick with them. They will be there for us in the future, no matter what we need.”
The comments from Musk, one of President Donald Trump's closest advisers, comes weeks afteran explosive meetingbetween Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office that devolved into a shouting match. During the stunning exchange, Trump and Vice President JD Vance rebuked Zelenskyy for his handling of the war, falsely blaming the Ukrainian leader for a conflict that began when Russia's Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion.
After the meeting, Zelenskyy left without signing an agreement that would have given the U.S. access to Ukraine's mineral resources, which the country had hoped would ensure the continued flow of U.S. military support as it battles Russia.
Trump's administration has embarked on a dramatic pivot away from the "ironclad" backing of Ukraine practiced by former President Joe Biden's administration. Trump has falsely blamed Ukraine for starting the war with Russia, called Zelenskyy a "dictator" and frozen military aid and intelligence support in a bid to force Ukraine into making concessions to Russia.
Kelly, along with other Democrats,have been critical of Trump's approach with Ukraine.
"If we abandon our ally Ukraine, we will be viewed by other countries including our other allies as untrustworthy and in the future we shouldn't expect their help,"Kelly posted to X.
Kelly and Musk have feuded in the past. When Musk attacked Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen last month, calling him "an idiot," Kelly and his brother Scott Kelly, also an astronaut, pushed back.
"Hey @ElonMusk, when you finally get the nerve to climb into a rocket ship, come talk to the three of us,"Kelly wrote.
Musk calls Sen. Kelly a 'traitor' over trip to Ukraine, Kelly hits back
Elon Musk, the billionaire businessman and head of the Department of Government Efficiency, called Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly a "traitor" in a post on X after Kelly posted that he had visited Ukraine over the weekend.
Kelly,in a thread on XSunday night, posted photos of his visit to Ukraine and wrote, "Everyone wants this war to end, but any agreement has to protect Ukraine's security and can't be a giveaway to Putin."
In a reply to the thread, Musk responded, "You are a traitor."
Kelly, a former Navy pilot and astronaut, responded in a separate post on X.
"Traitor? Elon, if you don't understand that defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe, maybe you should leave it to those of us who do," wrote Kelly, whose recent trip marked his third visit to Ukraine since 2023.
Kelly later elaborated, telling reporters that the billionaire was “not a serious guy” who should “go back to building rockets.”
“He said he's slashed and burned the federal government to make room for a giant tax cut for billionaires like himself," Kelly said one day after his return from Ukraine, which was his third visit. "I've sworn an oath to this country. I've flown in combat. I've served in the Navy for 25 years. It appears to me the oath that Elon Musk stands by is the oath to billionaires – make their lives easier, not the American people, not veterans. I mean, he's firing workers at VA hospitals. He's not a serious guy. He should go back to building rockets.”
In the same discussion, Kelly said that his trip had been “emotional” at times, as he met with Ukrainian officials, embassy staff, and military leaders.
“This is existential for them, and again, over the past week or so, we've made it harder for them,” Kelly said.
He stressed the urgency of providing Ukraine with necessary munitions and intelligence to prevent further casualties.
“If they don't get the munitions that are sitting on the other side of the border, more Ukrainians will die," he said. "And these folks, I tell you, my conversations with them, they will stick with us. We stick with them. They will be there for us in the future, no matter what we need.”
The comments from Musk, one of President Donald Trump's closest advisers, comes weeks afteran explosive meetingbetween Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office that devolved into a shouting match. During the stunning exchange, Trump and Vice President JD Vance rebuked Zelenskyy for his handling of the war, falsely blaming the Ukrainian leader for a conflict that began when Russia's Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion.
After the meeting, Zelenskyy left without signing an agreement that would have given the U.S. access to Ukraine's mineral resources, which the country had hoped would ensure the continued flow of U.S. military support as it battles Russia.
Trump's administration has embarked on a dramatic pivot away from the "ironclad" backing of Ukraine practiced by former President Joe Biden's administration. Trump has falsely blamed Ukraine for starting the war with Russia, called Zelenskyy a "dictator" and frozen military aid and intelligence support in a bid to force Ukraine into making concessions to Russia.
Kelly, along with other Democrats,have been critical of Trump's approach with Ukraine.
"If we abandon our ally Ukraine, we will be viewed by other countries including our other allies as untrustworthy and in the future we shouldn't expect their help,"Kelly posted to X.
Kelly and Musk have feuded in the past. When Musk attacked Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen last month, calling him "an idiot," Kelly and his brother Scott Kelly, also an astronaut, pushed back.
"Hey @ElonMusk, when you finally get the nerve to climb into a rocket ship, come talk to the three of us,"Kelly wrote.
