Musk is a ‘special government employee,’ the White House confirms
Elon Musk is working for President Donald Trump as a “special government employee,” according to a White House official, solidifying his controversial role in the administration but sidestepping some disclosure rules that are typical of federal workers.
Trump makes DOGE head Elon Musk a special government employee
President Donald Trump made Elon Musk, who heads his Department of Government Efficiency, a special government employee at the White House.
Trump defends Musk's role as government programs are targeted
President Trump defended Elon Musk's work in targeting government agencies and programs for cutbacks, including USAID. The White House says Musk is designated a "special government employee." NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports.
Elon Musk is shredding America’s government like he did Twitter
Even as Mr Musk was speaking, workers at USAID ’s headquarters in Washington were being told not to come in the next day. Some 600 of the agency’s staff seem to have been locked out of their emails. That followed a weekend in which the agency’s website went offline;
Trump makes Musk, the world's richest man, a 'special government employee'
Elon Musk, who has moved swiftly to shrink the size of the U.S. government at President Donald Trump's behest, is now considered a "special government employee," the White House said on Monday.
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President Donald Trump and his team are having discussions about merging USAID into the State Department in order to ...