{"id":2411894,"date":"2025-03-10T08:48:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T12:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-says-no-rift-between-musk-and-rubio-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T08:50:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T12:50:41","slug":"karoline-leavitt-says-no-rift-between-musk-and-rubio-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-says-no-rift-between-musk-and-rubio-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Karoline Leavitt says no rift between Musk and Rubio &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fkaroline-leavitt-says-no-rift-between-musk-and-rubio-washington-examiner%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=2411894&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>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has dismissed claims of a rift between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Elon Musk, labeling the rumors as &#8220;baseless&#8221; and &#8220;pitiful.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-house-democrats-lied-about-whistleblower-in-leak-to-corrupt-media\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: House Democrats Lied About Whistleblower In Leak To Corrupt Media\">leavitt stated<\/a> \u200dthat \u2064both Musk and Rubio are aligned \u200dwith President Trump&#8217;s vision and are \u2064effectively fulfilling\u2064 their roles within the Cabinet.\u200d Her \u200bcomments come \u200dafter a report indicated a disagreement between musk and \u200bRubio during a Cabinet meeting, where they reportedly clashed over workforce \u2063management at the United States agency for International Development.\u2064 Despite this,\u2062 Leavitt emphasized that\u2062 the \u200dCabinet \u2062operates cohesively, focusing on the goal of improving America. She characterized the recent \u2062meeting\u200c as\u2063 productive, highlighting open dialog among members and reiterating that media portrayals of discord are unfounded.  <\/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\">Karoline Leavitt says no rift between Musk and Rubio<\/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_2031202\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> denied there was any rift between Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Marco Rubio<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>. Leavitt claimed that stories about the two being in a feud are baseless and &ldquo;pitiful&rdquo; rumors advanced by the legacy media. She also asserted that members of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet are &ldquo;on board&rdquo; with the president&rsquo;s vision and agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everybody is on board with President Trump&rsquo;s mission and DOGE&rsquo;s mission to identify this waste and fraud, to be good stewards of the American taxpayers&rsquo; money, and both Elon and Marco are doing an incredible job in their respective roles, and that&rsquo;s true of everybody in President Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet,&rdquo; Leavitt told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/karoline-leavitt-shuts-down-pitiful-rubio-musk-feud-rumors-fueled-mainstream-media?intcmp=fb_fnc&amp;intcmp=fb_fnc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Fox &amp; Friends Weekend<\/em><\/a>  on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3341451\/house-democrats-issue-conference-future-leadership-reset\/\">House Democrats retreat gives caucus first glimpse of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">future leadership &#038;mdash<\/a>; and chance for a reset<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3325781\/trump-pause-executive-order-washington-dc-takeover\/\">Trump puts pin in plan to sign DC takeover executive order &mdash; for now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3341070\/why-trump-target-perkins-coie-law-firm\/\">Why Trump really went after top Democratic law firm Perkins Coie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Leavitt&rsquo;s statement comes amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/07\/us\/politics\/trump-musk-doge-power.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">report<\/a> in the <em>New York Times <\/em>that claimed Musk and Rubio butted heads during a Cabinet meeting at the White House last Thursday. The disagreement <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/musk-rubio-clashed-front-trump-cabinet-meeting-sources\/story?id=119572925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> centered on Rubio&rsquo;s management and lack of firings of United States Agency for International Development employees. Rubio supposedly rejected Musk&rsquo;s accusation, mentioning that more than 1,500 employees had opted to take buyouts, which should count toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-rift-between-musk-and-rubio-says-karoline-leavitt-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"No ... between ... and ... says ... - Washington Examiner\">workforce reduction numbers<\/a>, according to multiple reports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cabinet members reportedly watched the fiery exchange without interfering. Trump eventually intervened and told Rubio that he was doing a fine job, ABC News reported.&nbsp;Leavitt raved about the talents of the Cabinet and further dismissed concerns over any claims of tension within the ranks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has really put together an extraordinary team, and I think it&rsquo;s pitiful that the mainstream media is working overtime to try to divide President Trump from Elon and from other members of his Cabinet, but their attempts are failing,&rdquo; Leavitt said. &ldquo;Everybody is working as one team towards one goal, and it&rsquo;s to make America great again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/3340782\/doge-needs-a-scalpel-not-an-axe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>DOGE NEEDS A SCALPEL, NOT AN AX<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leavitt spoke positively about Thursday&rsquo;s meeting, stressing that it was an &ldquo;open dialogue and discussion&rdquo; among Cabinet members. She also said the conversations were &ldquo;highly productive&rdquo; and a healthy exchange of ideas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The meeting was highly productive,&rdquo; Leavitt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/karoline-leavitt-shuts-down-pitiful-rubio-musk-feud-rumors-fueled-mainstream-media?intcmp=fb_fnc&amp;intcmp=fb_fnc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;It was an open dialogue and discussion, which is exactly what the president&rsquo;s team should be doing, engaging with one another to implement the president&rsquo;s goals.&rdquo;<\/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_2031202\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2031202\"}});<\/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>Leavitt denies any conflict between Musk and Rubio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2411895,"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\/Karoline-Leavitt-press-shakeup.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32435,4250,5894,5438,32076],"class_list":["post-2411894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-karoline-leavitt","tag-musk","tag-politics","tag-rubio","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Karoline-Leavitt-press-shakeup.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411894","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2411894"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2411898,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411894\/revisions\/2411898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2411895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}