White House looks into rogue employee who used a DOGE account to DM anti-Musk activist
The person who sent the message no longer works for the VA, the White House official said, adding that the White House is confident that everyone working in the administration is part of the same team. If that is found not to be the case, that person said, repercussions will follow.
'The president's mission is to make sure the goal of cutting waste fraud and abuse is successful and continues,' said White House spokesperson Harrison Fields. 'The American people elected him to be a better steward of taxpayer dollars, and every agency and department is working seamlessly to execute the president's campaign promise.'
This is the only known example of a Musk loyalist going rogue and acting at odds with Trump's and the GOP's agenda, but the incident comes at a delicate moment as the administration is grappling with how to manage DOGE's influence now that Musk has turned into a Trump adversary.
The White House's Presidential Personnel Office has made loyalty a cornerstone of its hiring strategy, scouring social media accounts and grilling applicants about their Trump bona fides. But DOGE hires, selected through a separate Musk-led process, didn't undergo the same level of scrutiny, according to a Trump official granted anonymity to describe the process.
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