WASHINGTON — Elon Musk hat double the enjoyable in a cupboard assembly Wednesday.
The billionaire DOGE chief turned heads throughout the convention on the White Home when he donned two caps.
“Elon, I love the double hat,” President Trump advised Musk, who was the one official in attendance who selected to put on promotional headgear that had been positioned on the Cupboard Room’s desk.
“He’s the only one that can do that and get away with it,” Trump joked.
“Well, Mr. President, you know they say I wear a lot of hats!” replied Musk, who wore a pink Gulf of America hat on prime of a black DOGE cap.
“It’s true, even my hat has a hat.”
Musk has hardly ever been working from the White Home as he transitions out of his position main the Division of Authorities Effectivity to slash federal spending and workers — however confirmed up for the greater than 2-hour assembly.
“The American people voted for secure borders, safe cities and sensible spending. And that’s what they’ve gotten. A tremendous amount has been accomplished in the first 100 days,” Musk stated.
“I think this could be the greatest administration since the founding of the country.”
Trump returned the praise, saying, “We all want to thank you for your help, Elon. You really have sacrificed a lot and have been treated very unfairly.”
“They do like to burn my cars, which is not great,” Musk stated.
“The vast majority of people really respect and appreciate you,” Trump replied. “You’ve opened up a lot of eyes as to what could be done.”
Musk stated that DOGE has presently slashed about $160 billion in annual spending — after setting a $1 trillion purpose.
“They are saying, ‘Oh, it could have been more, ‘” Trump commented. “A lot of stuff is being worked on. That number could be doubled and even tripled. A lot of things are being worked on that don’t depend but as a result of it’s not fairly there.”
Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and proprietor of X, has served as an unpaid momentary authorities worker as he leads the DOGE effort.
His official position will finish on or round Might 30, after which he can be a casual adviser.
White Home Chief of Workers Susie Wiles advised The Submit in an unique interview Tuesday that Musk has been current a lot much less usually as he prepares to transition again to specializing in his firms.
“Instead of meeting with him in person, I’m talking to him on the phone, but it’s the same net effect,” Wiles stated.
“He’ll be stepping back a little, but he’s certainly not abandoning it. And his people are definitely not.”
