Elon Musk will visit the Pentagon on Friday, President Trump and senior administration members confirmed while denying reports that he'll be briefed on a potential war with China. Why it matters: Some lawmakers and ethics experts have raised conflicts of interest concerns about Musk's role as senior adviser to the president while his companies hold substantial government contracts — in particular SpaceX,

Elon Musk, the unelected, non-Senate confirmed head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) who is neither in the military chain of command nor a military adviser to Donald Trump, will nevertheless reportedly be briefed Friday about the U.S.' top secret military ambitions, including its plans for any potential war with China.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk, U.S. President Donald Trump's close ally, is due to be briefed on Friday by the Pentagon on the U.S. military's plan for any war that might break out with China,