Now, even senior White House officials tell the Times they’re being left in the dark as Musk exercises his unchecked power. Several former and current federal officials even told the outlet they’re feeling a sense of helplessness.
This comes after reports emerged Monday indicating Trump isn’t closely monitoring the billionaire, entrusting him to do the “dirty work” and take the heat for their efforts to slash the federal budget and workforce.
Elon Musk is operating DOGE with power that ‘almost no one can control,’ a Trump administration official said
Trump has claimed all of Musk’s actions must go through him first.
“Elon can’t do and won’t do anything without our approval,” the president said Monday. “And we’ll give him the approval where appropriate, where not appropriate, we won’t.”
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