Hackers rolled out the 19-second video on the day that federal workers were ordered to return to the office. Management officials at the HUD were not impressed by the stunt. “Another waste of taxpayer dollars and resources,” HUD spokesperson Kasey Lovett said in a statement to The Independent. “Appropriate action will be taken for all involved.”.
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The video played on a loop for five minutes on screens in the building, including in the cafeteria, according to journalist Maria Kabas. “Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs,” Kabas said, quoting an anonymous agency source.
Trump’s relationship with Musk has been highly scrutinized since the SpaceX boss started bankrolling the president’s 2024 campaign. Since then, Musk has muscled his way into the White House, wielding unprecedented powers through DOGE. “Actually, Elon called me. He said, ‘You know they're trying to drive us apart,’” Trump recalled. “I said, ‘Absolutely.’”.
