Occupies a position within a (Donald) Trump administration in the USA that has over the past several weeks engaged in an assault on scientific research,” the letter said.
The Royal Society called its fellows to a meeting next month to vote on Musk’s expulsion, according to the Telegraph newspaper on Saturday.
A Royal Society representative responded to a question on the Telegraph’s article by saying that the organization was “holding a meeting of the fellows.
To discuss the principles around public pronouncements and behaviours of fellows” in a statement. The meeting is scheduled on March 3.
The representative went on to say, “Any issues raised in respect of individual fellows are dealt with in strict confidence,” although she did not mention Musk by name.