Musk brings his awkward clinginess proper subsequent door to the White Home

In keeping with latest stories, the world’s richest man is predicted to have a front-row seat to the goings-on within the White Home.

The New York Instances, citing two individuals who have been briefed on the plans, stories that Elon Musk is readying to arrange the toothless Division of Authorities Effectivity, within the Eisenhower Constructing, which is only a hop, skip, and a bounce away from President-elect Donald Trump’s White Home. The Instances stated it’s presently unclear whether or not this can give Musk unfettered entry to the West Wing, one thing that sometimes requires a “special pass.” Nonetheless, given his literal proximity to the White Home, it’s clear that Musk is trying to additional lengthen his affect throughout Washington, D.C. 

To that impact, Musk has already requested what his degree of entry to the West Wing will probably be, however there’s not a stable reply to that. The Instances raised the likelihood that Musk may obtain an all-access go by turning into a “special government employee,” a probably salaried place that may give him extra flexibility when it comes to monetary disclosures in comparison with common members of employees.

Certainly, it might make sense for Trump to create a ways between Musk and himself. There’s already a notion that Musk wields far an excessive amount of political energy, although Trump has tried to dismiss any suggestion that he’s ceded energy to the high-profile billionaire. Plus, a few of Trump’s most ardent allies, together with Steve Bannon, who was an architect of Trump’s 2016 presidential win, actually despise Musk, and haven’t made it a secret.

Nonetheless, even when he’s proper subsequent to Trump, it’s unclear what precisely DOGE will appear to be or do or what Musk’s particular position will probably be. Not solely can we not know the scale of Musk’s workforce and his actual position, however DOGE will not be an official authorities division and Musk is neither an elected official nor a federal worker. Plus, we don’t know whether or not Musk’s DOGE associate, Vivek Ramaswamy, will even have workplace area within the Eisenhower constructing. 

Musk’s operation, which aspires to slash an unspecified quantity of presidency spending beneath a second Trump administration, presently operates out of his SpaceX workplaces in Washington, D.C.

But it surely’s not an entire shock that he’s virtually transferring in with Trump—or no less than trying to. Musk has been glued to the president-elect for the higher a part of the latter’s marketing campaign. Musk spent no less than $260 million to get Trump elected once more and has since bullied elected leaders, together with Home Speaker Mike Johnson, to get his priorities handed. 

Possibly far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer was proper when she asserted that Musk is a “stage 5 clinger.” In any case, Musk was already “renting” one of many residential areas at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, for $2,000 an evening.

However will the Oval Workplace be sufficiently big for 2 ginormous egos and outsized personalities, not to mention the varied conflicts of curiosity following Musk? 

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