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Elon Musk works for Donald Trump as a “private government employee”, according to an official at the White House, and enhances his role in management but avoids some typical rules for federal workers.
The source said that Mr. Musk has a government email address and a office space in the White House complex.
The world’s richest man has been awarded a wide offer by the president to reduce the size of the federal government.
On Monday morning, the headquarters of the American Agency for International Development was suddenly closed, and the MUSK team, known as the Ministry of Governmental efficiency, received access to sensitive payment systems in the US Treasury.
Democrats fear that Mr. Musk is working to unify power within the federal government, and act without accountability and perhaps against the law.
The private government employees are usually appointed for up to 130 days. It is not clear how the standard rules will apply to the morals and financial disclosure agreements to Mr. Musk, who has billions of dollars in federal contracts with Spacex, missile company.
The White House official said he did not receive a salary on his work, and in light of the federal guidelines, he is unlikely to need to submit a public financial disclosure report.
The official did not provide additional details regardless of the statement that Mr. Musk is following the law.
The market value of the stock papers of Mr. Musk Electric has climbed the Tesla vehicles by half a trillion dollars since the presidential election, which has climbed without interruption in recent days despite a disappointing financial report that would sink the shares of almost any other company.
It seems that investors are vibrating that Mr. Trump will help the company more than it is damaged through his plans to break Washington’s sponsors and practice customs tariffs to reach the main commercial partners.
Mr. Trump indicated his approval of Mr. Musk’s work on Sunday evening after returning to Washington from the weekend in Florida.
“I think Elon is doing a good job. The president said,” He cut a great cost. “
“Sometimes we will not agree with it and we will not go where he wants to go. But I think he is doing a great job.”