Elon Musk is President Trump’s biggest ally and supporter.
But Musk is under fire.
And Donald Trump revealed the last thing about Elon Musk that anyone expected.
As Swamp Digest reports:
Elon Musk is not used to having constraints on his ability to make decisions and run operations as the CEO.
But the United States federal government is a different animal altogether, and now that Musk is working for Donald Trump, things are a bit different.
This all came to a head recently when Trump pulled his cabinet secretaries together and told them they do not answer to Musk.
According to Politico, “President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet in person on Thursday to deliver a message: You’re in charge of your departments, not Elon Musk.”
“According to two administration officials, Trump told top members of his administration that Musk was empowered to make recommendations to the departments but not to issue unilateral decisions on staffing and policy. Musk was also in the room.”
“The president’s message represents the first significant move to narrow Musk’s mandate. According to Trump’s new guidance, DOGE and its staff should play an advisory role — but Cabinet secretaries should make final decisions on personnel, policy, and the pacing of implementation,” Politico continued.
“Musk joined the conversation and indicated he was on board with Trump’s directive. According to one person familiar with the meeting, Musk acknowledged that DOGE had made some missteps — a message he shared earlier this week with members of Congress.”
“The timing of the meeting was influenced by recent comments from Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), who said on CNN Tuesday that Cabinet secretaries should retain the full power to hire and fire, according to one official. The official said Trump has been flooded with similar concerns from other lawmakers and Cabinet secretaries.”
Musk obviously has a very important role in Trump’s administration, but Trump is making it clear – Musk works for him. Just like all the other cabinet members.
