President Donald Trump blocked his righthand man Elon Musk from attending a top-secret Pentagon briefing about China. The Tesla CEO was due to attend the meeting about military plans in the event of a war with China on March 21, according to Axios, but Trump stepped in when details of the briefing leaked to the media.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suspended two top Pentagon officials, Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick, as part of an investigation into who leaked word of a planned top-secret briefing on China for Elon Musk.

As Trump’s trade war with China escalates, the White House appears increasingly cautious about Elon Musk’s involvement in foreign policy discussions owing to potential conflicts of interest. Previously the Tesla CEO and top Trump advisor had been given relatively free rein to host high-level meetings with global leaders,