Elon Musk is reportedly set to obtain workplace house within the White Home advanced for his incoming work as co-head of the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE), however he received’t be wall-to-wall with President-elect Donald Trump.
Citing two sources which were briefed on the plans, The New York Occasions studies that Musk will arrange camp on the Eisenhower Government Workplace Constructing, which is beside the White Home. The outlet provides that it’s nonetheless not clear whether or not Musk’s DOGE companion, Vivek Ramaswamy, can even have an workplace on the Eisenhower constructing.
Musk’s DOGE operation, which aspires to chop authorities spending in Trump’s upcoming administration, is at the moment working out of his SpaceX’s Washington, D.C. places of work, per The Occasions.
The billionaire has additionally reportedly had discussions with transition officers on his accessibility to the West Wing, with two folks conversant in the matter telling The Occasions that the problem was left unclear. These in a position to enter and depart the West Wing freely sometimes want a particular go.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets Elon Musk as he arrives to attend a viewing of the launch of the sixth check flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. / Brandon Bell / Brandon Bell/Getty Photographs
Whereas Musk has more and more tried to stay inside shut proximity to Trump, New York Occasions reporter and “Trump whisperer” Maggie Haberman beforehand advised tech reporter Kara Swisher on a Jan. 6 episode of her podcast, On, that the president-elect has been complaining to folks about “how Musk is round loads.”
“Trump does complain a bit to folks about how Musk is round loads,” Haberman stated. “He actually parked himself in Trump’s face.” Together with donating hundreds of thousands to his marketing campaign efforts, Musk has virtually positioned himself as Trump’s side-kick over the previous few months, attending a handful of official conferences and residing in one of many cottages out there for lease on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property.
“I don’t anticipate that Musk goes to have an workplace within the West Wing,” Haberman added, whereas noting how troublesome it will be for the tech mogul to keep up his Mar-a-Lago degree of proximity on the White Home. “I don’t even know that he could have a blue go to wander round.”
The self-proclaimed Trump professional beforehand wrote on X in 2016 that the “key piece” to understanding Trump is that he’s “usually swayed by whoever he final talked to.”
Musk’s relationship with Trump was already reportedly on skinny ice after his profitable efforts to dam a authorities spending invoice earned him the title “President Musk” by some dems and web people (plus his later inciting of a MAGA civil battle).
“The ‘President Musk’ line was all the time going to be a approach to get him. Trump’s not a wind-up toy, however there actually are very particular issues that may zotz him,” Haberman added throughout her podcast look. “I’m undecided Musk has figured that out but.”