White House Says Musk Will Police His Own Conflicts of Interest

Trump and Musk want to make government 'good stewards' of taxpayer dollars, White House press secretary says

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is defending President Donald Trump's efforts to make the government "good stewards" of taxpayer dollars as criticism over Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s role in the Department of Government Efficiency pours in from Democrats.  Musk sparked criticism from Democrats after DOGE effectively shut down USAID on Monday. This action is one of many the administration has taken to cut "waste and abuse" out of the feder…

Chris Hayes: Elon Musk is a walking conflict of interest

As Elon Musk continues to help the Trump administration overhaul federal government, Chris Hayes breaks down the billionaire's possible conflicts of interest

The billionaire, appointed to head the Committee on Government Effectiveness, will determine whether there are conflicts of interest between his new position and his six companies.

The person ruling on Elon Musk’s DOGE conflicts of interest is...Elon Musk

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Elon Musk will remove himself if overlap between DOGE and companies like SpaceX and Tesla arises.

Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The emergence of X owner Elon Musk as the most influential figure around President Donald Trump has created an extraordinary dynamic — a White House adviser who’s using one of the world’s most powerful information platforms to sell the government’s talking points while intimidating its detractors. In recent days, Musk has used X to promote Trump’s positions to his 215 million followers, attack an agency he’s trying to shut down…

As commissioner for a leaner US government, Elon Musk gets insight into sensitive data. According to the White House, the entrepreneur himself should prevent conflicts of interest.