Elon Musk’s Oval Office address showed why he’s is dangerous for the federal government and why President Donald Trump is playing with fire by giving him this much power.
A portrait of George Washington gazed from the wall as his distant presidential successor put on a show with the richest man in the world Tuesday afternoon. Musk, in a black MAGA hat, long dark coat and with his four-year-old son X at times perched on his shoulders, was framed by an ornate window as snow floated down outside.
The duo made their strongest defense yet of Musk’s operation to purge the federal government, which is devastating basic services and medical research and destroying the world’s largest foreign aid mission that has saved countless lives.
Musk’s claims of spending abuses and extravagant programs were likely well received by the millions of Americans who see the Washington elite with deep suspicion and welcome Trump’s onslaught on the government that he leads.
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But the show was about more than an attempt to tamp down growing political consternation over Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
It was an unmistakable statement that real power in Washington lies not with Congress or the courts. Power is now concentrated between Musk and Trump.
The spectacle was also an obvious demonstration of a united front between Trump and Musk, amid constant speculation about the President’s tolerance for a fellow billionaire who rivals his love for the spotlight.
And no one should miss this: Trump was firm installed behind the Resolute Desk, as Musk stood to his right – in a rebuke of a Time Magazine cover that showed the Tesla chief in the seat where the buck stops. However, many continue to take such statements with a pinch of salt.
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