Elon Musk, senior Trump adviser have ‘massive blow up’ over cabinet picks

Elon Musk had a “massive stroke up” with a apical adjutant for President-elect Donald Trump astatine Mar-a-Lago due to the fact that the brace reportedly disagreed connected cabinet appointments.

Musk, believed to person spent astir $120 cardinal to get Trump elected, engaged the incoming president’s longtime advisor Boris Epshteyn successful a “huge explosion” past week, according to Axios.

Boris Epshteyn, advisor to erstwhile President Donald Trump, returns to the courtroom aft a interruption during Trump’s hush wealth proceedings astatine Manhattan Criminal Court successful New York City, May 20, 2024. (Photo by MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Musk reportedly accused Epshteyn of leaking accusation astir Trump’s unit choices to the press. Epshteyn, who’s 1 of Trump’s transgression defence lawyers, reportedly told Musk helium had nary thought what the billionaire MAGA surrogate was talking about.

Trump’s arguable picks truthful acold person included Fox News big Pete Hegseth arsenic caput of defense, conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to caput Health and Human Services and embattled erstwhile congressman Matt Gaetz arsenic lawyer general. Musk has publically expressed enactment for Trump’s choices.

The House Ethics committee is scheduled to conscionable Wednesday to sermon releasing a study connected Gaetz that’s believed to incorporate allegations astir the erstwhile typical and the trafficking of teenage girls for sex. Gaetz resigned from the House of Representatives aft being nominated to Trump’s cabinet.

Tensions betwixt Epshteyn and Musk person been gathering since Trump won the Nov. 5 election, according to Axios. Epshteyn worked connected each 3 of Trump’s statesmanlike campaigns.

Musk, on with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has been tasked with moving a newly created Department of Government Efficiency for the Trump Administration.