02-06-2025, 05:10 PM
Edith Olmsted in The New Republic Wrote:Donald Trump has found the perfect person to say if Elon Musk has conflicts of interest: Elon Musk.
During a White House press briefing Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked what steps the Trump administration was taking to address the conflicts of interest that arise from the billionaire technocrat serving as a “special government employee” heading the Department of Government Efficiency.
It seems that it’s up to Musk to decide.
“The president was already asked, and answered the question this week. He said that if Elon Musk comes across a conflict of interest with the contracts and the funding that DOGE is overseeing, then Elon will excuse himself from those contracts,” Leavitt said.
Press Secretary Reveals Startling Truth of Elon Musk’s Full Power: Elon Musk is fully running unsupervised around the government (Edith Olmsted, The New Republic, January 5, 2025)