White House Fears Elon Musk Is Still Pulling the Strings at DOGE

Posted on July 9, 2025

U.S. oligarch Elon Musk shakes hands with President Donald Trump while attending the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship on March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Though Trump and Musk are on the outs, workers with longstanding ties to the Tesla billionaire remain embedded in the government.