President Donald Trump had “very little” to say during an explosive Oval Office meeting Wednesday, instead choosing to watch the sparring match unfold between DOGE head Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio “like it was some kind of sporting event.

What was clear was that some of the nation’s cabinet secretaries had hit their breaking point with Musk’s efforts to steamroll the federal government. And while Trump said he still supported Musk’s mission, he gave his secretaries something they wanted. As Jonathan and Maggie wrote:

President Trump’s decision to reel in some of Elon Musk’s indiscriminate approach to slashing the federal work force reflects a growing unease among Republicans.

Elon Musk’s significance to President Donald Trump was on full display during Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting, according to The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman. Unelected billionaire Musk appeared to hold more influence in Trump’s eyes than many ...

CNN commentator and New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman told anchor Kaitlan Collins that President Donald Trump’s claims of transparency in Elon Musk’s DOGE activities don’t jibe with the “secrecy” under which they ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Elon Musk reportedly had a knock-down, drag-out fight at Thursday's private Cabinet White House meeting. The post Marco Rubio and Elon Musk Had Knock-Down, Drag-Out Fight on Thursday — and Trump Sided With Rubio first appeared on Mediaite.

Reacting to a New York Times report that billionaire and Donald Trump confidante Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio engagedin a shouting match at the White House, former RNC chair Michael Steele urged the former Florida senator to stand his ground.