{"id":2413548,"date":"2025-03-17T16:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T20:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-distances-itself-from-elon-musks-call-about-impeaching-judges-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T16:09:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T20:09:02","slug":"white-house-distances-itself-from-elon-musks-call-about-impeaching-judges-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-distances-itself-from-elon-musks-call-about-impeaching-judges-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House distances itself from Elon Musk\u2019s call about impeaching judges &#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\">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%2Fwhite-house-distances-itself-from-elon-musks-call-about-impeaching-judges-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=2413548&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 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\">White House distances itself from Elon Musk&rsquo;s call about impeaching judges<\/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_2042730\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The White House distanced itself from Elon Musk&rsquo;s call to impeach federal judges after a ruling unwound some of the Department of Government Efficiency&rsquo;s staff cuts last week. <\/p>\n<p>Billionaire and Department of Government Efficiency leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a> said last week that &ldquo;the absolute worst&rdquo; judges should be impeached after a federal judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/judge-reinstatement-federal-agencies-probationary-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk\">appointed by<\/a> former President Bill Clinton ruled that the Trump administration had to rehire thousands of probationary employees who were fired as part of the administration&rsquo;s effort&rsquo;s to slim down the federal government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3350149\/tiktok-support-sale-trump-white-house-new-buyer-china-us\/\">TikTok attempts to round up support as White House eyes new buyer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3350122\/white-house-tren-de-aragua-deportations-court-order\/\">White House &#8216;determined&#8217; to fight court order blocking Tren de Aragua deportations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3350028\/leavitt-urges-journalists-investigate-biden-autopen-pardons\/\">Leavitt urges media to follow Trump&#8217;s lead in questioning Biden&#8217;s pardons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Without judicial reform, which means at least the absolute worst judges get impeached, we don&rsquo;t have real democracy in America,&rdquo;&nbsp;he wrote on X. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Without judicial reform, which means at least the absolute worst judges get impeached, we don&rsquo;t have real democracy in America <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PaHQXPPhvy\">https:\/\/t.co\/PaHQXPPhvy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1900399743517548571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt noted on Monday that such calls have not been espoused by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have not heard the president talk about impeaching judges,&rdquo; she said when asked about the statement. &ldquo;I know you mentioned Mr. Musk&rsquo;s tweet, but I have not heard the president of the United States ask that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While that was all she said on the matter, it could be a sign of the Trump administration distancing itself from Musk as the South African continues courting controversy within the government.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3339757\/trump-cabinet-meeting-musk-instruct-agency-leaders-work-doge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"convened his cabinet\">convened his Cabinet<\/a> earlier this month to reiterate that administration leaders, not DOGE, have the final say on hiring and firing amid reports of tension between Musk and Cabinet officials.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has increasingly faced legal setbacks, Democratic protests, and even some Republican griping amid his aggressive efforts to slash the federal workforce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3339115\/trump-education-department-investigates-45-colleges-segregated-phd-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump Education Department investigates 45 colleges over &lsquo;race-based&rsquo; programs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other examples include Vice President JD Vance saying that Musk has made &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3348988\/vance-musk-mistakes-federal-workforce-layoffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"not president\">mistakes<\/a>&rdquo; following the Cabinet meeting, and Trump adviser Chris LaCivita reiterating that Musk is &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3347831\/chris-lacivita-elon-musk-will-not-cut-social-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"not president\">not president<\/a>&rdquo; when the world&rsquo;s richest man made controversial comments about cutting Social Security.<\/p>\n<p>Trump remains very close with Musk, and they have made regular flights aboard Air Force One together. Trump responded to calls to boycott Musk&rsquo;s Tesla car company by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3344147\/trump-buys-tesla-white-house-thank-elon-musk-great-patriot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"hosting\">hosting<\/a> a Tesla car show at the White House last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_2042730\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2042730\"}});<\/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>White House distances itself from Elon Musk\u2019s call about impeaching judges The White House distanced itself from Elon Musk\u2019s call to impeach federal judges after a ruling unwound some of the Department of Government Efficiency\u2019s staff cuts last week. 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