"The best we've had in our lifetime": GOP lawmakers defend Musk snatching Congress' power
1 month ago

"The best we've had in our lifetime": GOP lawmakers defend Musk snatching Congress' power

Salon  

Expecting Republican lawmakers to stand up for Congress' constitutional power to set the budget might be giving MAGA foot soldiers too much credit. Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin led the charge on NBC, saying that "every successful business owner" understands the haphazard and legally suspect cuts that Musk is making to the federal government. In the friendlier confines of the "Fox News Sunday" set, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, gleefully read a story about the firing of National Park Service employees and said "most Americans" were happy to get rid of "stupid spending" without acknowledging that Congress sets the country's annual budget. Host Shannon Bream pushed back against Jordan's characterization, noting that the stories of chaos at federal agencies are likely to shift public opinion and saying that Musk's recent "justify your jobs" email is likely to have one result: another wave of lawsuits against the Trump administration. In the steady monotone of a public affairs officer, Lawler painted the slapdash efforts of Musk's army of teenagers and 20-somethings as a "comprehensive forensic audit."

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'A lot of headaches for Trump': Ex-GOP lawmaker says Republicans are fed up with Elon Musk
1 week, 2 days ago

'A lot of headaches for Trump': Ex-GOP lawmaker says Republicans are fed up with Elon Musk

Raw Story  

Elon Musk is causing "headaches" for Donald Trump as Republican lawmakers start to sour on the richest man in the world, according to a former GOP lawmaker. Former Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo appeared on MSNBC over the weekend, and was asked about Musk and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. "It's obvious at this point that Elon Musk and this …

'Disastrous for Trump': President's ex-lawyer says Musk handed GOP a 'ticking time bomb'
1 week, 6 days ago

'Disastrous for Trump': President's ex-lawyer says Musk handed GOP a 'ticking time bomb'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's former lawyer argued that Elon Musk would be a major liability for his agenda moving forward. The tech billionaire bought himself a prominent perch in the president's second administration by contributing more than $277 million to his 2024 re-election campaign, but former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen wrote on his Substack page that Musk would present a major political …

Musk and DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Musk and DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters

New Indian Express  

“There's always this instinct in people to insulate decisions from politics,” Holtz-Eakin said. “If Congress won't pass certain spending cuts, it's because the American people don't want it enough,” she said. “If I want spending levels to be cut, it's my job to persuade the people of America to agree with me.” Trump and his supporters argue they did just …

Musk rips Rubio for 'not firing enough federal workers' at Trump Cabinet meeting: Report
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Musk rips Rubio for 'not firing enough federal workers' at Trump Cabinet meeting: Report

Firstpost  

The Tesla CEO, who is touted as a close adviser to the president, tore into Rubio and scolded him for “not firing much of the workforce” at the Department of State. As per the report, Musk went on to claim that the former senator is only “good for TV” but barely anything else Billionaire Elon Musk scolds Secretary of State …

A single day of Trump and Musk's cost-cutting campaign remakes huge sections of US government
2 weeks, 4 days ago

A single day of Trump and Musk's cost-cutting campaign remakes huge sections of US government

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: A series of decisions revealed Friday provided a glimpse of the turmoil engulfing federal agencies since US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk launched their campaign of disruption, upending how government functions in ways big and small. The cascading developments are only a fraction of the upheaval that's taken place since Trump took office, but they still reshaped how …

How Trump and Musk’s DOGE cuts are destroying jobs and the U.S. economy.
2 weeks, 4 days ago

How Trump and Musk’s DOGE cuts are destroying jobs and the U.S. economy.

Slate  

Slate is offering 6 months of Slate Plus to current and recently laid-off federal government employees. If you, or someone you know, have been affected, Tuesday night, President Donald Trump declared that “the American dream is surging bigger and better than ever before” and, with his typical modesty, anointed his 43-day-old presidency as “the most successful in the history of …

CNN Data Chief Spots 'Shocking' Trump-Musk Figure That 'Truly Surprised'
2 weeks, 4 days ago

CNN Data Chief Spots 'Shocking' Trump-Musk Figure That 'Truly Surprised'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten on Thursday expressed surprise at a poll that indicates the majority of Americans actually appear to be OK with the sledgehammer that billionaire Elon Musk and his unofficial Department of Government Efficiency is taking to federal spending and jobs. A CBS/YouGov poll showing that 54% think the Donald Trump-enabled Musk and …

'Confusing and callous': GOP senator takes direct shot at Elon Musk on his own app
2 weeks, 5 days ago

'Confusing and callous': GOP senator takes direct shot at Elon Musk on his own app

Raw Story  

Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Thursday took a direct shot at X owner Elon Musk for the cuts that he and his minions at the Department of Government Efficiency have been making to the federal workforce. "They not only informed me of the confusing and callous handling of personnel matters by OPM and DOGE, but they also painted an incredibly troubling …

'Spineless' GOP 'cowards' are using Elon Musk as a shield for Trump cuts: GOP strategist
2 weeks, 5 days ago

'Spineless' GOP 'cowards' are using Elon Musk as a shield for Trump cuts: GOP strategist

Raw Story  

A Republican strategist thinks that allies of Donald Trump's are using Elon Musk as a kind of shield for the unpopular government cuts the president is pushing through. NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Melanie Zanona reported that Musk met with Republicans on Wednesday because they're facing a lot of backlash back home for the cuts. "I encouraged him to go …

GOP lawmakers finally move to wrest control over Elon Musk and DOGE: report
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

GOP lawmakers finally move to wrest control over Elon Musk and DOGE: report

Raw Story  

Congressional Republicans alarmed by the head-spinning speed with which Elon Musk has been upending the federal government are taking steps to gain back some control over the Department of Government Efficiency, according to a new report in Newsweek. "For the first time since the initiative began, congressional Republicans are pushing to impose checks and balances on Musk and exert more …

Elon Musk Meets With Capitol Hill Republicans Who Discuss Turning DOGE Cuts Into Law
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Elon Musk Meets With Capitol Hill Republicans Who Discuss Turning DOGE Cuts Into Law

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Billionaire Elon Musk arrived on Capitol Hill Tuesday and learned about something new — budget rescissions, an obscure legislative tool that could bring legal heft to his federal budget slashing effort and enshrine the cuts into law. Elon Musk departs the Capitol following a meeting with Senate Republicans, in Washington, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. via …

Republican begs Elon Musk to ‘take a half-step back’ after being shouted down at town hall
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Republican begs Elon Musk to ‘take a half-step back’ after being shouted down at town hall

Raw Story  

A Republican lawmaker in a MAGA-friendly district is calling on Elon Musk to back off the weekly rounds of mass firings and other sweeping changes inside the federal government sparked by the tech billionaire’s Department of Government Efficiency that has wreaked havoc on government workers nationwide. “If he just takes a half-step back we’ll do something that I think can …

Elon Musk comes to Capitol Hill to meet with Republicans who discuss turning DOGE cuts into law
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Elon Musk comes to Capitol Hill to meet with Republicans who discuss turning DOGE cuts into law

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Billionaire Elon Musk arrived on Capitol Hill Tuesday and learned about something new — budget rescissions, an obscure legislative tool that could bring legal heft to his federal budget slashing effort and enshrine the cuts into law. “You know, there’s a lot of room — a lot of opportunity — to improve expenditures in the government,” Musk said …

Trump Heaps Praises On Musk — And The Billionaire Didn’t Even 'Need' The Job
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump Heaps Praises On Musk — And The Billionaire Didn’t Even 'Need' The Job

ABP News  

During his address to Congress on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump took a moment to commend billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk for his role in leading a newly formed government initiative focused on efficiency and streamlining federal operations. Trump acknowledged Musk’s contributions to the Department of Government Efficiency, an agency established under his administration to tackle bureaucratic inefficiencies and enhance the …

Musk is a walking posterboy for overturning a major Supreme Court decision
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Musk is a walking posterboy for overturning a major Supreme Court decision

Raw Story  

These are the times that try men’s souls… Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered. The compelling government interest in protecting democracy SCOTUS found in CU that limiting political donations was a prohibited ban on free speech because “political speech must prevail against laws that would suppress it, whether by design or inadvertence.” We have entered the terminus stage of …

'Nobody knows who he is working for': Maine senator questions Elon Musk's allegiances
3 weeks, 5 days ago

'Nobody knows who he is working for': Maine senator questions Elon Musk's allegiances

Raw Story  

Building upon a speech he gave on the floor of the Senate, Sen. Angus King lashed out at billionaire Elon Musk for gutting the U.S. government and questioned his motivations on Thursday morning. During an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," King pounced on Republicans in the Senate who have been standing by and letting Musk and his DOGE staffers arbitrarily …

Musk and his 'humble tech support' effort get star turn at Trump's Cabinet meeting
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Musk and his 'humble tech support' effort get star turn at Trump's Cabinet meeting

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk took a star turn at the first Cabinet meeting of President Donald Trump's new term, holding forth in a black “Make America Great Again” campaign hat on Wednesday about his role as “humble tech support” for the federal government — and laying out dire stakes if his cost-cutting efforts fail. Musk and his 'humble tech support' …

A nascent backlash against Musk sharpens risk for Trump and GOP
1 month ago

A nascent backlash against Musk sharpens risk for Trump and GOP

CNN  

CNN — The resistance may be stirring. But pushback from some of the most authentic Make America Great Again Cabinet secretaries to Musk’s email to federal workers asking “what did you do last week?” hints at another possibility – concern that confusion and morale-busting assaults on staff could make it harder to enact Trump’s agenda. Musk’s action is laying bare …

'Fast and furious': GOP lawmaker hits Musk for bigfooting 'good people' hired by Trump
1 month ago

'Fast and furious': GOP lawmaker hits Musk for bigfooting 'good people' hired by Trump

Raw Story  

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis spoke of Elon Musk as a rogue actor when confronted by the confusing and contradictory emails sent to government employees telling them to justify their jobs or be fired. CNN's John Berman hit the congresswoman with a timeline of the events of the past few days, that began on Saturday when Musk's team emailed two million federal …

'Kind of a jerk': Three-time MAGA voter turns on Trump and Musk in CNN report
1 month ago

'Kind of a jerk': Three-time MAGA voter turns on Trump and Musk in CNN report

Raw Story  

A Colorado man who voted for President Donald Trump in three different elections is not a fan of letting X owner Elon Musk unilaterally shut down entire government departments. In an interview with CNN's John King, Trump supporter David Hayes explained why he didn't trust Musk to be an honest broker when it comes to rooting out wasteful government spending. …

Minnesota Senator Calls Elon Musk 'A Dick'
1 month ago

Minnesota Senator Calls Elon Musk 'A Dick'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Tina Smith called out Elon Musk for his new requirement that all federal employees defend their jobs or else get fired. “This is the ultimate dick boss move from Musk - except he isn’t even the boss, he’s just a dick,” Smith wrote Saturday in a post on X, which included a screenshot of Musk’s original …

'People of Oklahoma lost their jobs': NBC host clashes with GOP lawmaker over Elon's cuts
1 month ago

'People of Oklahoma lost their jobs': NBC host clashes with GOP lawmaker over Elon's cuts

Raw Story  

NBC host Kristen Welker clashed with Sen. Markwayne Mullin after billionaire Elon Musk convinced President Donald Trump's government to slash thousands of jobs. "Here are some recent headlines in your home state of Oklahoma, quote, federal layoffs felt across indigenous communities in Oklahoma," the NBC host said. "Oklahoma University president says the National Institutes of Health funding cut would severely …

'Reckless' Elon Musk is 'undermining' Trump: legal analyst
1 month ago

'Reckless' Elon Musk is 'undermining' Trump: legal analyst

Raw Story  

Any hope that Donald Trump may have that the conservative majority Supreme Court will give a thumbs-up to his makeover of the federal government and grant him unlimited power is fading by the day. That is according to former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori in his column for Politico where he claimed that, as much as Trump can be his own …

‘I love the president’: Trump, Musk heap on praise in gushy interview
1 month, 1 week ago

‘I love the president’: Trump, Musk heap on praise in gushy interview

Al Jazeera  

US president claims DOGE will save hundreds of billions of dollars without cutting healthcare and welfare benefits. In an interview with Fox News that aired on Tuesday, Trump said he had tapped Musk to lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency as he wanted someone “really smart” to work with. He did Starlink, he did things that were so advanced …

GOP lawmakers are ‘grumbling’ about Musk’s ‘poorly executed’ mass government cuts
1 month, 1 week ago

GOP lawmakers are ‘grumbling’ about Musk’s ‘poorly executed’ mass government cuts

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One Republican senator said that Musk’s attempt to get federal workers to resign in …

'Gotta be kidding': Jim Jordan scrambles as he's confronted over Musk 'double standard'
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1 month, 1 week ago

'Gotta be kidding': Jim Jordan scrambles as he's confronted over Musk 'double standard'

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — What emails? “I'm delighted” Several Republicans who spoke to Raw Story are cheering for Musk and Trump to dismantle the very federal government set up by Congress in recent years and decades. “Like, with Musk, I was playing back the tape, you guys were really hard on Hillary for her server,” Raw Story recently pressed House Judiciary Committee …

'You don’t get to slither around in the dark': Dem slams Musk and his 'little suck-ups'
1 month, 1 week ago

'You don’t get to slither around in the dark': Dem slams Musk and his 'little suck-ups'

Raw Story  

There’s “real energy” in the halls of Congress and across the country as voters begin to take notice of “just how lawless” President Donald Trump’s new administration is prepared to be – and Elon Musk is at that top of that list, according to Sen. Elizabeth Warren. In an interview published Wednesday in Rolling Stone, Warren saved her fiercest attacks …

Musk, with Trump at White House, says US will go bankrupt without cuts
1 month, 1 week ago

Musk, with Trump at White House, says US will go bankrupt without cuts

Deccan Chronicle  

Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has been tapped by President Donald Trump to lead federal cost-cutting efforts, said Tuesday that the United States would go "bankrupt" without budget cuts.Musk leads the efforts under the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, and was speaking at the White House with Trump, who has in recent weeks issued a flurry of orders aimed …

‘Let the scams roll’: Senator floats new theory behind Musk's desire to gut agency
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Let the scams roll’: Senator floats new theory behind Musk's desire to gut agency

Raw Story  

Sen. Elizabeth Warren came out swinging against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, his chair of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, for gutting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – a watchdog agency that she helped create more than a decade ago. "So, what Donald Trump has done, saying he really wanted to lower costs, is he's taken this agency …

‘He’s so into it’: Trump backs Musk’s efforts to slash spending as president sits down with Fox on Super Bowl Sunday
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘He’s so into it’: Trump backs Musk’s efforts to slash spending as president sits down with Fox on Super Bowl Sunday

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump says he trusts Elon Musk and his …

Donald Trump defends work of Elon Musk's DOGE amid criticism
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump defends work of Elon Musk's DOGE amid criticism

ABC  

US President Donald Trump has defended tech billionaire Elon Musk amid alarm at some of the steps taken by his Department of Government Efficiency. In an interview aired before the Super Bowl, Mr Trump told Fox News Mr Musk was "not gaining anything" from his work within the US government. Mr Trump said Mr Musk, the world's richest man, had …

‘He’s not gaining anything:’ Trump defends Musk as Doge reels under setbacks, scrutiny
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘He’s not gaining anything:’ Trump defends Musk as Doge reels under setbacks, scrutiny

Firstpost  

Democrats have argued that access to crucial government payments data may help Musk’s business interests. Trump on Sunday dismissed the claims, saying he’s had a great help with the billionaire Elon Musk's Doge team has been charged by US President Donald Trump with cutting waste. Amid mounting criticism, US President Donald Trump has defended billionaire Elon Musk as his Doge …

Trump says Musk to uncover billions in ‘fraud and abuse’ at US Pentagon
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump says Musk to uncover billions in ‘fraud and abuse’ at US Pentagon

Al Jazeera  

SpaceX and Tesla boss Musk is presiding over a purge of US government jobs that critics call an ‘evisceration of democracy’. US President Donald Trump has said he expects his ally Elon Musk to find billions of dollars of fraud and abuse at the Pentagon, after he was tasked with leading an audit to slash the size of the US …

Trump says Musk to uncover billions in ‘fraud and abuse’ at US Pentagon
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump says Musk to uncover billions in ‘fraud and abuse’ at US Pentagon

Al Jazeera  

SpaceX and Tesla boss Musk is presiding over a purge of US government jobs that critics call an ‘evisceration of democracy’. US President Donald Trump has said he expects his ally Elon Musk to find billions of dollars of fraud and abuse at the Pentagon, after he was tasked with leading an audit to slash the size of the US …

Musk brings his business playbook to Washington: Move fast and claim victory
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Musk brings his business playbook to Washington: Move fast and claim victory

Live Mint  

Like the Philadelphia Eagles with their tush push, the business tycoon has his favorite plays too, which he has used again and again in running Tesla and SpaceX and are now on display in the early weeks of the Trump administration. “There’s already been really tremendous progress," Musk said this past week during a late-night briefing on X about his …

Iowa’s top leaders are strongly endorsing Musk and DOGE. Iowans are watching closely
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Iowa’s top leaders are strongly endorsing Musk and DOGE. Iowans are watching closely

Associated Press  

URBANDALE, Iowa — Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency as a necessary force in Washington, D.C., calling it “a storm that is headed this way that will sweep over this city and forever alter the way it operates.” The state’s governor, Kim Reynolds, has lined up with DOGE, too, in …

Corporate America is one of the few institutions that could stand up to Musk. Here’s why it won’t
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Corporate America is one of the few institutions that could stand up to Musk. Here’s why it won’t

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. New York CNN — This is how much Corporate America loves lower taxes: There’s a guy holding a knife to the neck of the federal institutions that ensure businesses can thrive, and not one CEO or lobbying group is raising a finger to stop him. The entire financial industry …

'Unelected weirdo': Even centrist Democrats relish taking shots at Elon Musk
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Unelected weirdo': Even centrist Democrats relish taking shots at Elon Musk

Raw Story  

Democrats are going all-in on making X owner Elon Musk their No. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren would target Musk, even normally cautious Democrats such as Rep. Jared Golden have lined up to take shots at him. Golden's strident attacks on Musk are notable because he is normally cautious about going after President Donald Trump very hard given that Trump …

Trump and Musk’s dismantling of government is shaking the foundations of US democracy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump and Musk’s dismantling of government is shaking the foundations of US democracy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When Elon Musk debuted the Department of Government Efficiency recently at the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson enthusiastically predicted the coming Trump administration would bring “a lot of change around here.” Three weeks in, the change the Trump administration has brought is a disruption of the federal government on an unprecedented scale, dismantling longstanding programs, sparking widespread public …

Musk's US government 'takeover' sounds alarm bells
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Musk's US government 'takeover' sounds alarm bells

Raw Story  

by Danny KEMP Elon Musk has begun swinging his wrecking ball at the US government, with concerns growing over the unprecedented power that President Donald Trump has handed to the world's richest man. So far Musk has been registered as neither a federal employee nor a government official -- although US media reported Monday that he had now been registered …

Another 'hair on fire' moment as Elon Musk further buries his nose into the U.S government
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Another 'hair on fire' moment as Elon Musk further buries his nose into the U.S government

Raw Story  

— Let’s just call these mass firings at Justice and the FBI what they are. The GOP’s 2025 proposed budget includes another 26% cut in FAA funding to pay for tax cuts for Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, just like their unsuccessful 2023 budget effort. You’d think, after all these years of the Reaganomics trickle-down scam that they’d have figured …

The ‘Muskification’ of the federal government is in full swing
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The ‘Muskification’ of the federal government is in full swing

CNN  

New York CNN — In November 2022, days after Elon Musk took control of the company then called Twitter, employees received an email with the subject line: “A fork in the road.” Now he’s turned his attention to the US government, and federal workers just received a memo with the same subject line. “The freeze in all federal spending feels …

The ‘Muskification’ of the federal government is in full swing
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The ‘Muskification’ of the federal government is in full swing

CNN  

New York CNN — In November 2022, days after Elon Musk took control of the company then called Twitter, employees received an email with the subject line: “A fork in the road.” Now he’s turned his attention to the US government, and federal workers just received a memo with the same subject line. “The freeze in all federal spending feels …

What Americans think about Trump and Musk's plans for the federal government
2 months ago

What Americans think about Trump and Musk's plans for the federal government

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Americans see the federal government as rife with corruption, inefficiency and red tape — but they're less sure about whether Elon Musk is the right person to fix it. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that only about 3 in 10 U.S. adults strongly or somewhat approve of President Trump's creation of …

Musk learning limits of his power after failed 'firebombing' of GOP efforts: historian
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Musk learning limits of his power after failed 'firebombing' of GOP efforts: historian

Raw Story  

According to noted historian Douglas Brinkley, billionaire Elon Musk learned a valuable lesson about how government works when he failed to derail a House budget deal. Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Brinkley was asked whether House Speaker Mike Johnson will be re-elected on Friday when the House convenes to vote, he used Musk's failed interference as an example of how …

'Sees Congress as employees': Musk warned his bullying likely cost him future success
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Sees Congress as employees': Musk warned his bullying likely cost him future success

Raw Story  

Trump's "billionaire sidekick" Elon Musk doesn't have any grasp of how Congress works — and by threatening and attacking any member who criticizes him, he's wrecking any chance he has of actually building a productive working relationship with the lawmakers he needs, Jill Lawrence wrote for The Bulwark on Tuesday. 'The Shanghai plant is Tesla’s largest car manufacturing facility — …

Trump’s chief of staff had scheme to control Musk — its failure could blow up GOP: analyst
3 months ago

Trump’s chief of staff had scheme to control Musk — its failure could blow up GOP: analyst

Raw Story  

Donald Trump’s nominee for chief of staff worried that Elon Musk’s connection to the president-elect was bad news and she worked to keep the billionaire’s power under control, a columnist wrote Tuesday. Marcotte wrote that “it’s a safe bet” that Wiles created the Department of Government Efficiency as a way to contain Musk — putting him in a “presidential advisory …

Elon Musk’s ‘Move Fast and Break Things’ Attitude Clashes with Washington
3 months ago

Elon Musk’s ‘Move Fast and Break Things’ Attitude Clashes with Washington

Politico  

The billionaire tapped by Trump to co-chair the commission dubbed the “Department of Government Efficiency” embodies the Silicon Valley ethos of “move fast and break things,” more so even than Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who made the motto famous in the first place. The SpaceX founder’s freewheeling, “if things are not failing, you are not innovating enough” approach — which …

Elon Musk can easily use Donald Trump's greatest advantage against him
3 months ago

Elon Musk can easily use Donald Trump's greatest advantage against him

Salon  

The more Donald Trump denies he's being controlled by billionaire Elon Musk, who purchased the president-elect with over $250 million in campaign spending this year, the less anyone believes him. Democrats started the "President Musk" meme, and, predictably, Trump's narcissism has led to defensiveness. But that's also why, as Ocasio-Cortez said, Musk's involvement is politically toxic for Trump, as it …

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