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Dulcinea

(8,248 posts)
Sat Apr 5, 2025, 07:51 AM Apr 5

Musk will remain 'a friend and an adviser' to Trump after leaving DOGE: Vance

(The Hill) Vice President Vance said Thursday that billionaire Elon Musk will remain a “friend and an adviser” to the White House after Musk departs from his role as a special government employee next month.

Musk is leading the efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to shrink the size and scope of the federal government, but his special government employee status will expire at the end of May. Vance made clear that Musk would not exit President Trump’s orbit once he leaves his official government role, however.

“Of course he is going to continue being an adviser. And by the way, the work of DOGE is not even close to done. The work of Elon is not even close to done,” Vance told “Fox & Friends” co-host Lawrence Jones in an interview.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/musk-remain-friend-adviser-trump-151432004.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_CORE&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20250405-0-&bt_user_id=csNZfLMc0%2BfFXX3MJPk6j2dHNA53Dpa8j%2F0lMmzskarRABB%2FXds2OJFveyUgDITs&bt_ts=1743852238399

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Musk will remain 'a friend and an adviser' to Trump after leaving DOGE: Vance (Original Post) Dulcinea Apr 5 OP
The two greatest advisors, Musk & Navarro, both legends in their own minds bucolic_frolic Apr 5 #1
Who's heading up Doge? Big Balls? C_U_L8R Apr 5 #2
Vance Assurance is the Mob-Kiss of death delisen Apr 5 #3
Musk and Trump don't know what the word "friend" means. Midnight Writer Apr 5 #4
Of course. Passages Apr 5 #5
The parasite will not leave as long as the host is alive. dalton99a Apr 5 #6

bucolic_frolic

(49,893 posts)
1. The two greatest advisors, Musk & Navarro, both legends in their own minds
Sat Apr 5, 2025, 08:01 AM
Apr 5

in varying degrees and in different ways.

delisen

(6,939 posts)
3. Vance Assurance is the Mob-Kiss of death
Sat Apr 5, 2025, 09:45 AM
Apr 5

Advice to Musk.
1. Stop using your kids as human shields and hire a world-class security firm.
2. When indoors stay away from windows
3. Sell your Cybertruck to a Cat Lady and buy a real tank
4. Have your real estate agent buy a small island nation for you and make sure you pay your tariffs on time.

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