{"id":2403687,"date":"2025-02-18T10:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T15:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-is-only-an-adviser-not-a-doge-employee-white-house\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T10:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T15:52:07","slug":"musk-is-only-an-adviser-not-a-doge-employee-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-is-only-an-adviser-not-a-doge-employee-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk is only an adviser, not a DOGE employee: White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-is-only-an-adviser-not-a-doge-employee-white-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2403687&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The White \u200cHouse\u2062 clarified that elon Musk does not hold an official\u200b position\u200c within\u200d the \u2062newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) but serves as a volunteer advisor\u200c to \u2064President Trump. According to \u200bJoshua Fisher, director of the \u200cOffice of Management,\u2062 Musk \u2062lacks any formal authority to\u200b make government decisions and can only advise\u200b the \u2063President. \u200cThis clarification comes as New Mexico, along with 12 other states, has filed a lawsuit concerning DOGE&#8217;s influence, particularly targeting Musk&#8217;s actions related to\u2063 government agencies, including a recent decision to \u2062shut \u2062down a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters.\u200b Concerns have also \u200barisen regarding potential\u200b plans to\u200c dismantle the Department of Education. \u2063Former and current USAID employees are suing Musk for\u2062 notable\u2062 governmental influence \u2063without formal appointment, citing the Constitution\u2019s Appointments Clause. A U.S. district Judge is expected to rule shortly on\u200c whether a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-puts-a-stop-to-destruction-of-confederate-memorial-at-arlington-cemetery-for-now\/\" title=\"Judge halts Confederate memorial destruction at Arlington Cemetery...temporarily\">temporary\u2062 restraining\u200d order<\/a> \u200bagainst Musk is warranted.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Musk is a Trump adviser, not a DOGE employee: White House<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1997247\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The White House said in a legal filing Monday evening that <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> is not classified as working at the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Musk&nbsp;is the volunteer head of DOGE, a new position in a brand new department created by President Donald Trump. According to the White House Office of Administration, Musk has only been advising the president and &ldquo;has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Musk can only advise the President and communicate the President&rsquo;s directives,&rdquo; said the director of the Office of Administration, Joshua Fisher, in the filing. &ldquo;The U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization is within the U.S. DOGE Service. Both are separate from the White House Office. Mr. Musk is an employee in the White House Office. He is not an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service or the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization. Mr. Musk is not the U.S. DOGE Service Administrator.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This clarification comes after New Mexico, one of 13 states challenging DOGE&rsquo;s reach into government agencies filed a lawsuit against Musk. Musk was credited for the decision to shut down the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/usaid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Agency for International Development<\/a>&nbsp;headquarters a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>However, many concerns the attorneys general have voiced in these lawsuits concern what DOGE will do next. Rumors of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3232494\/trump-abolish-department-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">dismantling<\/a> the Department of Education gained momentum last week during the hearing of Secretary of Education nominee Linda McMahon, though DOGE has only recently begun its investigation into the department&rsquo;s spending.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, former and current employees with&nbsp;USAID are suing&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Musk<\/a>&nbsp;for wielding &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usaid-employees-sue-elon-musk-for-lacking-officer-status\/\" title=\"USAID employees sue ... for lacking \u2018...r\u2019 status\">significant governmental&#038;rdquo<\/a>; influence without being nominated to his position.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The employees cite the Constitution&rsquo;s Appointments Clause in their suit disputing&nbsp;Musk&rsquo;s actions, using the same argument as the attorneys general. This clause details that there are certain governmental actions that are &ldquo;exercised only by persons who are &lsquo;Officers of the United States&#8217;&rdquo; who are confirmed most often by the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said she aims to rule within 24 hours of hearing the case from the attorneys general on Monday. A speedy ruling could come as the case, according to Chutkan, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">demonstrated imminent harm required<\/a> for a temporary restraining order against Musk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1997247\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1997247\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musk is a Trump adviser, not a DOGE employee: White House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2403690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Elon-Musk-2187759744.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[23466,4250,32127],"class_list":["post-2403687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-doge","tag-musk","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Elon-Musk-2187759744.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403687"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403691,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403687\/revisions\/2403691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}