Elon Musk, Trump and White House
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Trump confronted South Africa’s president over a far-right theory that white farmers are being killed in mass, a theory promoted by Elon Musk.
Elon Musk has pulled back from his initial prominent role in the Trump administration and said he will spend “a lot less” on politics moving forward. But he’s still sure to a major figure on the campaign trail in the weeks and months ahead.
Elon Musk reportedly decided to scale back his role at the White House Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) following a denial by President Donald Trump of a secret briefing on China.
The profanity Bessent directed towards Musk was part of a larger fight over which of them should choose the next leader of the IRS, The Atlantic reported. Musk’s choice was Gary Shapley, who was chosen by Trump to run the agency at first but was then ousted days later, according to Axios.
The Tesla innovator becomes the latest government employee to lose his job.
El world's richest man has surprised by announcing that he will significantly reduce his political involvement. After playing a prominent role on Donald Trump's team and heading a
Moments before President Donald Trump escorted his South African counterpart into the Oval Office on Wednesday, White House aides could be seen wheeling two large-screen televisions down the driveway and into the West Wing.
Steve Bannon, a former White House chief strategist in President Donald Trump's first term, has long criticized Elon Musk and other tech executives.
Earlier this year Maye Musk, the mother of Kimbal and Elon Musk, was a headliner at a government conference in the Emirates. And Errol Musk, Elon Musk’s father, has said that he is in talks with an Emirati firm to build a Musk Tower in Dubai to house the Musk Institute, a planned technology hub.