A few weeks, white House officials and Republican agents are not quite sure when or if Elon Musk will leave the administration. Now, many Republicans are already seeking to distance themselves completely from Musk’s team.
“Everyone has some kind of fucking pinch,” a Republican on the situation told Wired. “To be honest, the whole thing is just ridiculous. People agree with what he wants to do. But some people only need a little man.” Wired spoke with many close advisers and agents of Trump World, who were anonymous for the sensitivity of the subject.
While Musk’s reserve seems to be coming, people inside and around the White House aren’t sure what all this means for the future of his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Still, no Republican interviewed for the story thinks Doge will go anywhere soon. “The Governor is very popular,” said a source near the White House. “Elon, personally, even that.” (Popular polls show Doge is not popular among the public.)
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
Today, Trump will hold a double press conference with Musk, which seems to be the last attempt to send it out. “It will be his last day, but not really, because he will always be with us and help along the way.” Trump announced the incident on “Sociality of Truth.” “Elon is great!”
Although Musk’s departure is headlines, the most shocking move for those who actually operated was Thursday, when news broke that Supreme Musk Lieutenant Steve Davis will also leave Doge. Davis has worked with Musk for many years, including the president of X and Boring Company. He is crucial to daily threshold action, and Sahil Lavingia, a recently fired Doge employee, told Wired that Davis leads the organization. “Steven is the only one who is all over the world,” Lavendia said.
However, not everyone knows his role. “I don’t know who Steve Davis is,” a well-positioned source close to the White House told Wired, claiming other Trump advisers and White House aides are also in the dark and are one of the most important operators in the administration’s takeover.
But White House sources do say they are looking forward to the departure policy of White House Vice President Katie Miller’s wife, Stephen Miller, who CNN reports will work for Musk, a source told her she is now “full-time” with Musk. She has been one of Musk’s main allies since he arrived in Washington, and as Wired reported in February, she has been the task of delivering bad news for him. Both millers are known for showing and accompanying him to events to the musk around Washington.
A senior Republican strategist who understands the situation told Wired, “There are a lot of people in the business working with her, or working with her, and she’s full of corpses.”
Katie Miller did not respond to a request for comment.
Republicans also say there is a clear sense of relief even before Musk and different members of his leadership team seem to start leaving their prospects.
Republican donor organizers and campaign advisers told Wade that they don’t believe Musk won’t come back. (“Nothing can impose stones with Trump and his people.” They said they told clients that they were running for office (including new candidates and incumbents) that they could use Musk’s exports to distance themselves from the Jogg chain saw.
“I think people need to distance themselves from it,” they said.
