By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - A $140 million fine on tech tycoon Elon Musk's social media platform underscores how Europeans undermine U.S. policies even while demanding that the United States provide military protection,

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Musk said the initiative would save at least $1 trillion. But its website claims to have reached only $214 billion.

The EU has fined Elon Musk's X platform €120 million for violating digital transparency rules, particularly its 'blue checkmark' system. This move has ignited a diplomatic spat with the US, with officials accusing Brussels of attacking American free speech and tech companies.

Doge, the federal “department of government efficiency,” has been dissolved months before its contract ended, OPM director Scott Kupor confirmed. The shutdown follows mass layoffs, staff departures, and growing confusion after Elon Musk and Donald Trump publicly clashed.

Elon Musk reacted to the Washington, D.C., shooting of two National Guardsmen on Wednesday by suggesting that throwing around the words "fascist" and "Nazi" could be akin to inciting murder. "Falsely labeling non-violent people as 'fascist' or 'Nazi' should be treated as incitement to murder,