Musk Is Likely to Get a West Wing Office for His Cost-Cutting Project

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Posted on 01/20/2025 5:21:50 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is likely to be given office space in the West Wing, putting him close to President Donald Trump as Musk steers a project that aims to cut as much as $2 trillion in government spending, two people with knowledge of the planning said Monday.

Musk had been expected to be situated in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which is in the White House complex but not in the West Wing proper. But he has for many days been asking about his level of access, signaling a desire for proximity to Trump, according to the people.

Trump had wanted Musk to have the space, one of the people said. Musk has been given a badge for the White House complex and was said to be working there Monday. He has filled out paperwork to be brought onboard for the role and already has a government email address.

Trump officials and an official with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, the cost-cutting project that Musk leads, did not respond to requests for comment.

Musk spent time Sunday at the Washington headquarters of his rocket company, SpaceX, before speaking at Trump’s inauguration Monday. His government-cutting team has largely spent the past two months at the company’s downtown offices, joined by a number of engineers who hail from Silicon Valley and are planning to be dispersed across the federal government, with a goal of placing about two people at each major agency.

At least some of these employees carry navy blue mesh baseball caps bearing all-white capital letters reading “DOGE,” as Musk’s project is informally known.

Many aspects related to Musk’s efforts have been shrouded in secrecy. It remains unclear whether he is going to become a “special government employee”...

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