{"id":2412070,"date":"2025-03-10T14:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-shreds-new-york-times-pitiful-report-about-trumps-cabinet-and-elon-musk\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T14:46:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:46:04","slug":"karoline-leavitt-shreds-new-york-times-pitiful-report-about-trumps-cabinet-and-elon-musk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-shreds-new-york-times-pitiful-report-about-trumps-cabinet-and-elon-musk\/","title":{"rendered":"Karoline Leavitt Shreds New York Times&#8217; \u2018Pitiful&#8217; Report About Trump\u2019s Cabinet and Elon Musk"},"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\">28<\/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-shreds-new-york-times-pitiful-report-about-trumps-cabinet-and-elon-musk%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=2412070&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-reacts-to-bump-stock-supreme-court-decision-the-court-has-spoken\/\" title=\"Trump campaign responds to Supreme Court&#039;s bump stock ruling: &quot;The court has spoken.\">provided text discusses<\/a> a reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rising-violence-in-philadelphia-leads-to-calls-for-da-krasners-ousting\/\" title=\"Rising violence in Philadelphia leads to calls for DA Krasner\u2019s ousting\">verbal altercation<\/a> between Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco\u2064 Rubio during a Cabinet Room \u200cmeeting.According\u200b too a\u200b New york Times article, tensions arose due to Musk&#8217;s criticisms of the government&#8217;s management and cuts to the United States Agency for International Progress, which Rubio felt were under his purview.During their back-and-forth, Musk suggested Rubio had limited impact outside of television, while Rubio\u200d retorted about government layoffs, questioning Musk&#8217;s portrayal of his actions.President donald Trump intervened to defend Rubio amidst the \u2064drama.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the intensity of the exchange, \u200bWhite House press secretary\u200c karoline leavitt downplayed the feud, \u2063emphasizing unity and collaboration within \u200bTrump&#8217;s\u2062 administration. \u2063She criticized the media for exaggerating the conflict and asserted that all members of the Cabinet were committed to working together for\u200d the goals of the Trump administration. The text implies that while disagreements may occur, they do not indicate a profound rift among Trump&#8217;s team members.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you exclusively get your news from the establishment media, you&rsquo;ve no doubt heard about an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">apparent verbal scuffle<\/a> between DOGE head Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>The blistering report, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/07\/us\/politics\/trump-musk-doge-power.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">originated<\/a> with the New York Times, claimed that &ldquo;[s]immering anger at [Musk&rsquo;s] unchecked power spilled out in a remarkable Cabinet Room meeting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Times noted that this &ldquo;simmering anger&rdquo; between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marco-rubio-gives-cbs-margaret-brennan-history-lesson-targets-jd-vance-insane-claim-nazis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rubio<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-shows-trump-cabinet-meeting-wearing-ironic-self-deprecating-t-shirt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk<\/a> stems from the former&rsquo;s annoyance with the latter&rsquo;s slashing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usaid-utterly-obliterated-rubio-announces-97-staff-gone-africa-asia--20-staffers-total\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States Agency for International Development<\/a> &mdash; a program that Rubio presumed was under his jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Musk was not being truthful [about government slashing], Mr. Rubio said,&rdquo; the Times reported. &ldquo;What about the more than 1,500 State Department officials who took early retirement in buyouts? Didn&rsquo;t they count as layoffs? He asked, sarcastically, whether Mr. Musk wanted him to rehire all those people just so he could make a show of firing them again.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Then he laid out his detailed plans for reorganizing the State Department.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Musk reportedly retorted by telling Rubio that he was &ldquo;good on TV&rdquo; &mdash; suggesting that he&rsquo;s not worth much elsewhere &mdash; as the two went back-and-forth.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, President Donald Trump interjected, offering some defense of Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>It all sounds like a wonderfully dramatic scene from a show like &ldquo;The West Wing&rdquo; or &ldquo;Designated Survivor,&rdquo; so it&rsquo;s little wonder that outlets &mdash; and viewers &mdash; latched onto this story like barnacles.<\/p>\n<p>Just one problem: Reports of Team Trump&rsquo;s demise may have been greatly exaggerated.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke to &ldquo;Fox &amp; Friends Weekend&rdquo; on Sunday and lambasted the &ldquo;pitiful&rdquo; report.<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/karoline-leavitt-shuts-down-pitiful-rubio-musk-feud-rumors-fueled-mainstream-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Fox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She further noted: &ldquo;[Trump] 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.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everybody is working as one team towards one goal, and it&rsquo;s to make America great again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Of note, Leavitt, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karoline-leavitt-swats-fake-news-mainstream-media-report-trumps-ukraine-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no stranger<\/a> to smacking down media reports, did not actually deny that there was some verbal altercation between Musk and Rubio, which is fair.<\/p>\n<p>These are high-stakes discussions regarding matters of national importance &mdash; emotions should be running high.<\/p>\n<p>But Leavitt clearly, and understandably, has an issue with how this moment was being packaged and sold by the media.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, grown men can have disputes, but that doesn&rsquo;t mean they&rsquo;re suddenly mortal enemies who are unable to work together for the American people &mdash; the morale of the story clearly suggested by the media reports.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A striking article from the New York Times described how \u201csimmering anger at [Musk\u2019s] unchecked power erupted during a notable Cabinet Room meeting.\u201d The Times highlighted that this tension arose from Rubio&#8217;s frustration over Musk&#8217;s cuts to the United States Agency for International Development, which Rubio believed fell under his purview. According to the report, Rubio challenged Musk\u2019s claims about government reductions by sarcastically asking if he wanted him to rehire over 1,500 State Department officials who had taken early retirement as part of buyouts. He then presented his own plans for reorganizing the State Department.<\/p>\n<p>Musk reportedly responded by complimenting Rubio&#8217;s television presence while implying he was less valuable elsewhere, leading to a back-and-forth exchange between them. President Donald Trump eventually stepped in to defend Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>This scenario sounds like something out of a political drama series such as \u201cThe West Wing\u201d or \u201cDesignated Survivor,\u201d which explains why it captured significant media attention. However, reports suggesting Team Trump is falling apart may be overstated.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed this issue on &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends Weekend,&#8221; criticizing what she called a \u201cpitiful\u201d report. She emphasized that everyone is aligned with President Trump&#8217;s mission and praised both Elon and Marco for their contributions in their roles within Trump\u2019s cabinet. Leavitt remarked that it was unfortunate how mainstream media attempts to create division among Trump and his team were failing.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging that high-stakes discussions can lead to heated exchanges among adults, Leavitt expressed concern about how these moments are portrayed by the media\u2014implying that disagreements do not equate to irreconcilable enmity or an inability to collaborate for the benefit of Americans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2412071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Karoline-Leavitt-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32192,32435,36497,33263,39368],"class_list":["post-2412070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-elon-musk","tag-karoline-leavitt","tag-media-critique","tag-new-york-times","tag-trump-cabinet"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Karoline-Leavitt-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412070","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412070"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412075,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412070\/revisions\/2412075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2412071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2412070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2412070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}