Elon Musk expected to get West Wing office after ‘many days’ asking about access: report
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s new government role as co-chair of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency is now likely to come with a coveted West Wing office, according to a new report.
Musk, a close confidant of Donald Trump who had notably spent the weeks after Election Day at a $2,000 a night cottage at the president’s Mar-a-Lago golf resort, was expected to work out of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, The New York Times reported Monday.
That would have placed him inside the White House complex, but not exactly in the West Wing itself, the publication added.
The development comes as the world’s richest man spent “many days asking about his level of access, signaling a desire for proximity to Mr. Trump, according to the people,” according to the Times report, which cited conversations with two people familiar with the planning.
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“Mr. Trump had wanted Mr. Musk to have the space, one of the people said. Mr. Musk has been given a badge for the White House complex and filled out paperwork to be brought onboard for the role,” the Times reported.
Officials for Trump and DOGE declined to comment on the report Monday.
Trump and Musk have claimed they could cut some $2 trillion from the government budget, but their effort has already been stymied by a new lawsuit filed by the largest union of U.S. federal government employees.
It has also been questioned by experts, who believe that is not realistic without deep cuts to crucial social services or benefits.