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Reference News reported on August 14 According to the RT website on August 13, the European Commission said that EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton sent a threatening letter to Elon Musk before he talked with US presidential candidate Donald Trump without consulting them.

According to reports, Breton is the commissioner of the EU Internal Market Committee responsible for implementing the EU Digital Services Act. In his letter, he implied that Musk had an obligation to review "potentially harmful content" on the social platform X he owns.

A European Commission spokesman said on the 13th: "The timing and wording of this letter were neither coordinated with the president nor agreed by (commissioners)."

Another official said on condition of anonymity that Breton did not have the approval of League Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Sources close to Breton said the letter had been in the works for some time, but the Trump incident appeared to be a "trigger point" for its release.

Trump's campaign team reportedly accused the EU of "trying to interfere in the US presidential election" and suggested that the EU mind its own business. Four EU officials told Politico on condition of anonymity that the EU really wants to avoid giving the impression of interfering in the election. One of them said: "The EU will not do anything to interfere in the election. The implementation of the EU Digital Services Act is too important to be abused by a politician who is trying to attract attention in order to get the next big job." (Compiled by Tu Yi)