Whether eating a McDonald’s lunch in the air or watching an Ultimate Fighting Championship event from ringside seats. Whether spending days at Mar-a-Lago, megadonor. Elon Musk has remained close to Donald Trump since his election victory two weeks ago.
While preparing to cut federal agencies as head of a new “efficiency” office named after an old Reddit meme. Musk was seeking direct (although unofficial) influence over the White House transition. By listening in on Trump’s calls with foreign leaders and offering input on cabinet appointments.
As they compete for Trump’s attention, this degree of involvement has naturally irritated some people in his inner circle. According to people who spoke to Axios. There has been at least one “massive blow up” or “huge explosion” at a Mar-a-Lago dinner last week.
As a result of the internal conflicts. Musk had a contentious discussion with Trump aide Boris Epshteyn, who has previously advised Trump on his Cabinet choices. He supported former Representative Matt Gaetz for Attorney General.
A move that immediately brought attention to a House Ethics Committee probe into Gaetz’s alleged sexual offenses. (Gaetz left Congress before the committee’s report was made public.)
Even while Musk has several close allies with Trump. Such as sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr. and vice president-elect J.D. Vance, other well-known advisors and contributors have already expressed their disapproval of Musk. For example, some were concerned that Trump may suffer significant losses in battleground states as a result of Musk’s clumsy efforts to mobilize voters through his Super PAC, America PAC.
They have been annoyed by Musk’s ongoing participation in political scheming since Trump’s victory. During Musk’s prolonged stay at Mar-a-Lago after the election, a longtime member of Trump’s inner circle told NBC News, “He’s acting like he’s a co-president and making sure everyone knows it.”
@elonmusk we warned you about crossing the line… Stay in your lane. Loyalty is a one way street with Donald.
PS @BorisEP has been a political advisor long before you were born!'Massive blowup': Trump advisers reportedly clash in front of Mar-a-Lago diners…
— DFinston (@dfinston) November 18, 2024
An insider close to the campaign also told The Washington Post that “people are not happy” in reference to Musk’s attempts to influence the Cabinet and his impetuous social media statements about the transition and economic policy.
For instance, the CEO of Tesla praised Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Saturday for taking action to lower import taxes, even though Trump has consistently pledged to increase them in the United States.
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