https://www.rawstory.com/trump-kicked-elon-out-wiles/
created by ControlCAD on 25/01/2025 at 22:12 UTC
4937 upvotes, 134 top-level comments (showing 25)
Comment by AutoModerator at 25/01/2025 at 22:12 UTC
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Comment by cdistefa at 25/01/2025 at 22:24 UTC
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I don’t think President Adolf Musk is gonna be pushed out without putting up a fight.
Get the popcorn ready.
Comment by tomtomtomo at 25/01/2025 at 22:21 UTC
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He wouldn’t have liked how all the headlines after the inauguration were Elon’s salute.
Then Elon shat on his AI initiative.
Comment by ControlCAD at 25/01/2025 at 22:22 UTC
363 upvotes, 4 direct replies
The richest man in the world is reportedly being "frozen out" of the West Wing, and onlookers had a range of responses.
The British newspaper the Sunday Times recently reported that President Donald Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles, "has denied the billionaire touted as ‘the real vice-president’ a permanent office in the heart of the White House."
"The 'ice maiden' at the heart of the Trump administration has won her first big battle this week — denying Elon Musk a permanent base in the West Wing of the White House. Susie Wiles, a veteran Florida political fixer and the first female chief of staff, earned her nickname from President Trump for the calm professionalism she brought to his election campaign," the outlet reported Friday. "Observers call her job 'the toughest in America': she must bring order to Trump’s White House operation, control access to the president to keep him focused, manage senior staff and liaise with Congress to advance his legislative agenda."
Some opponents of Musk spoke out on social media.
Marty Taylor, Executive Director of NewBlueUSA, said, "Trump KICKS Elon out of the WHITE HOUSE."
British columnist Dan Hodges simply said, "And so it begins..."
Artist Art Candee said, "Donald Trump's Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, has refused to give Elon Musk an office in the West Wing, sticking DOGE in the Eisenhower building, which is across the road from the White House."
"She's also making him report to her," the artist added.
Popular analyst Brian Allen said that Wiles "has reportedly put a leash on 'DOGE' and Elon Musk’s direct line to Trump."
"Instead of cozying up in the West Wing, DOGE is getting parked outside in the Eisenhower building—far from the action," he wrote. "And here’s the kicker: DOGE won’t be reporting to Trump directly anymore. It’s Wiles calling the shots now. Looks like the power games are in full swing, and Musk’s influence just got a reality check."
Shawn Pasternak, who previously worked at the Republican opposition research firm America Rising, said, "She's an icon, she's a legend, and she is the moment."
Broadcaster John Simpson said, "Trump’s tough chief of staff, Susie Wiles, has distanced Elon Musk from the president by making sure he doesn’t have a West Wing office."
"He’ll be across the road instead. ‘Anyone who cannot be counted on to be collaborative…isn't working in the West Wing,’ she said recently," Simpson added on Saturday.
Some observers also speculated that the order came from Trump, and that Wiles was a "fall guy."
Comment by Far_Purple_8265 at 25/01/2025 at 23:00 UTC
206 upvotes, 5 direct replies
The fact that I’ve seen approval ratings for Musk but not Trump this past week is hilarious. Like who’s really in charge here?
Comment by Spiritual_Example614 at 25/01/2025 at 22:44 UTC
111 upvotes, 8 direct replies
This is basically a reality show
Comment by Inspectorgadget4250 at 25/01/2025 at 22:58 UTC
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Not even one Scaramouch
Comment by MercutioLivesh87 at 25/01/2025 at 22:41 UTC
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I don't think the ketamine addict is going away quietly
Comment by Infinite_Matryoshka at 25/01/2025 at 23:14 UTC
66 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Hahaha. Elon Musk has a boss and she's dropping the hammer on him. I love it.
Comment by Utjunkie at 25/01/2025 at 23:11 UTC
33 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Sounds like trump is tired of him and the chief of staff is taken care of him. Basically forcing him out.
Comment by FallOdd5098 at 25/01/2025 at 23:00 UTC
52 upvotes, 1 direct replies
His office should be referred to as the K-hole.
Comment by exgiexpcv at 25/01/2025 at 23:56 UTC
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If and when they finally rupture, I would ***love*** to hear Elmo start spilling the beans on how he helped Trump get elected.
Comment by Rickardiac at 26/01/2025 at 00:14 UTC*
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Everyone except Trump’s handlers will be dealing with the Chief of Staff only.
Trump isn’t going to do any work. He is only there as the “star”. He’s a great actor. They say he’s the greatest actor the world has ever seen before Calculon. His performance as a successful businessman on The Apprentice was so believable to the information and education starved rural Americans that they thought it was actually true off camera as well. They forgot the program they were watching wasn’t real. It was just another scripted television show. Hell, he even convinced them he was a Christian leader and *then* he got them to turn their back on Christianity altogether!
This administration is running the same script as a “reality” show. And a shitty one at that. Look at the EOs he’s already signed. Seriously. Get a list of them all and then check the list against Project 2025. He’s only doing what the people who actually cast him pay him to do. He’s following the script.
So far.
Donald Trump is absolutely NOT in charge. It’s just another lucrative acting job. But on this one, he also has an executive producer credit so the directors can’t really force him not to go off script. He WILL react to any criticism and perceived slight. He WILL react publicly whenever he feels as if he isn’t the center of attention.
The greatest weapon against fascists is ridicule and derision. The next is simply to deny and question their authority. Resist and mock their attempts at intimidation.
They are weak.
They are insecure.
They are cowards.
Laugh at them, scorn them, shun them, shame them, point out their hypocrisy and weaknesses. Focus them on themselves.
But whatever you do, don’t *ignore* them.
Comment by Lonely-Ad3027 at 26/01/2025 at 00:13 UTC
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Elon Musk should never be allowed in the White House, with the amount of money he is making from the government. It is shameful that he is even being allowed in, with the many conflicts of interest that Musk has.
Comment by Mike_Honcho_3 at 25/01/2025 at 22:40 UTC
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Not sure that's actually an option for Vice President Trump. I guess we'll find out.
Comment by KMFDM781 at 26/01/2025 at 03:40 UTC
14 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Musk gets fired and then exposes the whole thing in exchange for a deal? Color me interested!
Comment by watadoo at 25/01/2025 at 23:16 UTC
22 upvotes, 1 direct replies
This is not breaking news. An office in the west wing was never on the table. He was given the Eisenhower building office weeks ago
Comment by smegabass at 25/01/2025 at 23:02 UTC
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It's like a West Wing cosplay in a Mad Max universe.
Comment by HeatWaveToTheCrowd at 25/01/2025 at 23:14 UTC
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Ketamine Karen will not go quietly into the night.
Comment by MelodiesOfLife6 at 26/01/2025 at 01:59 UTC
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Looks like the DOGE got neutered lol.
Comment by Samwise_lost at 25/01/2025 at 22:43 UTC
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Trumps got the bug business hand so far up his ass they're controlling him like a ventriloquist dummy. I doubt Elmo is going anywhere
Comment by Gloomy-Guide6515 at 25/01/2025 at 23:58 UTC
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Trump, like Hitler, loves to watch lackeys cat fight; nothing feeds his sick, twisted soul to watch people savage each other for the prize of being near HIM.
So this isn't over. Adolf is going to scratch bank, and Trump is going to encourage him to keep up the yowling. Don't think that means anything bad for Trump, though b
If I had to bet who will eventually win, I'd say Mollusk because he's a man and Trump, in the end, enjoys humiliating women.
Comment by Rabid_Alleycat at 25/01/2025 at 23:18 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Trump obviously agrees with her. I doubt narcissist Musk will be hanging around much longer since his communications to Trump will have to go through her.
Comment by Revenga8 at 26/01/2025 at 00:39 UTC
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Now do we find out if elon is spiteful enough to reveal he hacked the election?
Comment by witteefool at 26/01/2025 at 02:07 UTC
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The only thing that will save America from these ghouls is their in fighting. Have at it.