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, one of the top American diplomats wrote on Saturday.

Elon Musk reportedly told a group of past and present employees of his Department of Government Efficiency that he believes the U.S. is embarking on a “great 12-year span,” with President Donald Trump ’s second term to be followed by two more from Vice President JD Vance.

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.

Elon Musk, left, and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, listen as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. Evan Vucci/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily.

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.

"Falsely labeling non-violent people as 'fascist' or 'Nazi' should be treated as incitement to murder," the billionaire X boss writes.