Don't be disingenuous, Elon is getting shit for trying to undermine the actions and goals of the state department.
A charitable interpretation of his actions is that he's occasionally unable to contain his narcissistic traits, a less charitable interpretation is that he's looking for leverage to get his dick out of the hornet's nest that is the Twitter deal, and the least charitable option is that Russia is applying some leverage to force his hand. No matter the reason there's a good chance he'll end up regretting that (to the extent he's able to feel things like regret anyway).
A charitable interpretation of his actions is that he's occasionally unable to contain his narcissistic traits, a less charitable interpretation is that he's looking for leverage to get his dick out of the hornet's nest that is the Twitter deal, and the least charitable option is that Russia is applying some leverage to force his hand. No matter the reason there's a good chance he'll end up regretting that (to the extent he's able to feel things like regret anyway).