To name Musk’s DC tenure contentious can be an understatement. As a person accustomed to getting what he desires and functioning as a robust government, he swept by Washington with a figurative chainsaw, slashing budgets, firing employees, and making audacious energy grabs. Musk’s brash habits angered authorities staff and alienated would-be allies, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Finally, the unhealthy blood reached a fever pitch, and Musk had a minor bodily altercation with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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