'Unhappy' Trump was blindsided by Elon Musk's Pentagon plans: report

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Raw Story

April 5, 2025 8:05AM ET


A meeting Elon Musk scheduled with Pentagon officials in March was scheduled without Donald Trump's knowledge causing friction between the two, reports the Wall Street Journal.

As part of a deep dive into the relationship between the tech billionaire and the president that Musk had a large hand in getting re-elected, the Journal's Josh Dawsey, Annie Linskey, Brian Schwartz and Dana Mattioli report that tensions within the White House between Musk and staffers led the president to instruct chief of staff Susie Wiles to take control of the situation.

According to the report, "In the months since Trump took office, Musk has alienated some Trump aides with his chaotic approach to his role."

Case in point, the Pentagon meeting Musk set up with the Pentagon where he was reportedly going to be briefed on China war strategy that, once leaked, set off a firestorm the White House was forced to put out.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/musk-pentagon/

[Ocelot II]

1. The Trump administration is a perfect macro example of Brownian motion -

that is, the random motion of particles suspended in a medium - the particles being the alleged humans and the medium being Trump's ideological and/or gaseous omissions.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. It certainly lacks intelligent direction. But I call it "regime". . . . nt

[BattleRow]

14. And gaseous emissions...

[redstatebluegirl]

2. Muskrat thought he paid for total access.

Guess he was wrong..

[Lovie777]

3. shithole did not know?..............

musk will still be part of shit effed up administration, and shithole did not know?

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Truly the Dunning-Kruger Administration. nt

[PJMcK]

8. Good one!

It’s staffed with people who have surpassed their Peter Principle positions.

[Norrrm]

5. Donald gave Elon carte blanche. This was just catching up.

If Musk had a meeting scheduled for this, it was with Hegseth's blessing.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. I think he met kHegsbreath there. . . .nt

[calcin]

19. Musk out of Favor

I think this is Trump blaming Musk and throwing him under the bus. Trump takes credit for things he did not do and blames others for his blunders. Musk clearly was running things. If Musk did anything without Trump knowing, which I doubt, it's on Trump. Doesn't Trump only hire the best people? Also, I think Trump is jealous of Musk.

[msongs]

6. one suspects trump is never happy..except maybe when he is groping... nt

[VMA131Marine]

9. Trump is never happy.

He can never have enough power, control, money, fake adoration, and so on. It’s part of his psyche as a malignant narcissist. Trump is a human black hole. 🕳️

[The Madcap]

28. Don't you mean

"Inhuman back hole?"

[Midnight Writer]

7. If anyone is going to leak our National Security secrets, it will be Donald. How dare Elon encroach on Donald's turf?

[Strelnikov_]

13. That's right. What value is an already leaked secret to Orange Julius

[Hope22]

12. I have yet to hear Elon string three intelligent sentences together!

Why the president continues to give this guy unlimited access to government entities is beyond my imagination. There is no excuse for any of this!

[tavernier]

21. "the president"

is not a sane adult. You are mistaking this for a real administration.

[Hope22]

27. Sane or not...

He still holds the office! The people who could use the Constitution to remove him and don’t are equally culpable. I don’t think I am mistaking anything. I’m completely aware of the situation. They are hiding two sick men in plain sight!

[Dan]

15. It was just a strategic planning mistake, nothing to get upset about.

Putin neglected to give Trump a copy of the (American White House / Administration / and Cabinet ) org chart.

[mahina]

17. Winner

Ding, ding, ding, ding ding

[louis-t]

16. Leon thinks he can get away with anything.

He will soon find out there is no loyalty to him.

[Dock_Yard]

18. Anyone find this sentence hilarious? see inside ...

"tensions within the White House between Musk and staffers led the president to instruct chief of staff Susie Wiles to take control of the situation."

Like it's **never** FOTUS47's fault that anything turns to utter shit, as we KNOW it does -- hourly.

And then FOTUS47 himself fails to address the mess or show any command ...
He dumps it it his nitwit COS's lap, then he apparently goes back to snoozing, eating big macs, refilling his diaper.

What a pathetic little toddler.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. "Anyone find this sentence hilarious? see inside ..."

Wiles has been dubbed "ice maiden" for whatever reason and it seems 45 finds certain women (like long-time "executive assistant" Rhona Graff) who make me wonder if they remind him of his mother. He is able to have them "run interference" when there is discord going on between "his people".

[Hornedfrog2000]

22. So its cool if

Random, non naturally born citizens just call up the pentagon for meetings? Cool, sounds great. Its only a matter of time before these two egos implode on eachother.

[mwmisses4289]

29. Indications seem be they already are.

[maxrandb]

23. Don Corleone was "blindsided" by Luka Brazi's meeting with the Tatalia family

Same shit - different crime family.

[DonCoquixote]

24. in every version of Faust

There is the part where the one that sold his soul realizes that he has to pay up.

[et tu]

25. this is what you get

from a duo presidency- machiavellian twists and turns
makes for good drama- horrible governance

[mwmisses4289]

30. Makes for really bad drama.

[LiberalArkie]

26. I don't think Trump knows much about what is going on, but it probably did blindside Trumps brain (Stephen Miller)

Trump reminds me of some of the older people I know (I am 77) and some younger than me who when prompted will go on the most convoluted speech meandering on just about about subject known to mankind. And not making any sense at all.

Just like Hitler had Goebbels speaking to him and prompting him, Trump has his Miller. Always close by in the pictures

[rich7862]

31. This was trump's plan all along, Let the rat do all his dirty work and then claim no knowledge of what rat did.