Musk wanted to hire a non-citizen to work at DOGE but Trump's team stopped him, report says Hiring a non-U.S. citizen to work at DOGE could ‘send a confusing message,’ one source said.
Trump’s pointed comments on Musk are an “important” tactic to remind people that there is “one president,” a Trump confidant told The Atlantic.
Elon Musk had hoped to hire a non-U.S. citizen to work at his Department of Government Efficiency — but Trump’s advisers wouldn’t let him, according to a report.
And we will give him the approval where appropriate, and where not appropriate we won’t,” Trump said at the White House.
But I think he’s doing a great job," Trump told reporters Sunday, referring to cost-cutting efforts.