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Elon Musk, already the richest man in the world, has secured himself an unelected position at the right hand of the President of the United States, complete with office space in the West Wing… and he could throw it away over a petty dispute. Following the Trump administration’s announcement of $500 billion “Stargate” artificial intelligence infrastructure projectMusk took to X—a move to trash the inclusion of OpenAI allegedly irked some of Trump’s staffers.
According to Politico, White House staff believe Musk overstepped by publicly accusing OpenAI of not having the money to hold up its end of the bargain for a $100 billion investment in the Stargate initiative.
A Trump ally told Politico that “it’s clear he’s abused his proximity to the president” in his attack on Altman — which quickly went from “they don’t have the money” to presenting Altman as a spineless flip-flopper who trashed Trump in his first term but now Sucking him. And, you know what? Fair hit. The musk kettle could be a pot of black faucet, he offered First exit the Trump administration He apparently no longer holds onto a principled position, but Altman is also a bit of a pest. Sometimes you just need to know someone.
Unfortunately for Trumpworld, they don’t seem to have anything in place to stop Musk from doing such things, even when it comes at the cost of administration credit. “The problem is the president has no leverage over him and Elon gives zero,” a Trump ally told Politico.
Trump himself appeared to reject the incident, telling the press that it didn’t bother him that Musk criticized the project because “he hates the guy on the deal.” But around him, it seems patience for Musk’s odds is wearing thin. Even Carolyn Levitt, the White House press secretary, said to avoid inviting Musk directly During a Fox News interview that “the American people should take President Trump and those CEOs at their word,” regarding their investment in Stargate.
Musk is a unique problem for Trumpworld—a man who is arguably as big, if not bigger, than the president and who controls the levers of the platform that Trump once wielded. Point out his policy directly. Between the pettiness and the non-stop tweet barrage that can dominate the media cycle, it’s like dealing with another Trump — if only another Trump were richer and worse than the poster.
Trump may not have a ton of leverage over Musk at this point, as he probably still feels as though he owes Musk a bit of the huge amount of cash he spent boosting Trump’s campaign. But to suggest he doesn’t have one could mean Trumpworld is underplaying their hand. The kingdom of musk was built Government subsidy And Federal contract. It wouldn’t be too hard to cause some pain if they really wanted to. If Kasturi continues to raise her hand, we will see how strong this partnership is.
