He rolled out big plans to cut hundreds of thousands of government jobs and reduce federal spending by a whopping $2 trillion.
But his aggressive slash and burn approach to the federal work force and his frequent outbursts on X – his social media platform – have upset Trump cabinet members.
He is seen as a political liability. Foes have highlighted his dismal failure in Wisconsin where he ploughed $20m into doomed Republican candidates in the state’s Supreme Court race. It was widely viewed as a referendum on Musk.
The president himself was reportedly incensed that Musk was given clearance for a Pentagon briefing on China, as he was concerned it represented a potential conflict with the tech mogul’s business dealings.
And in another split, Musk took to X over the weekend to bash Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro over his defense of the president’s tariffs.
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