As Pres. Donald Trump has made himself cozy in the Oval Office, attention has shifted to his relationships within the White House. In a recent display of events making national headlines, Americans and worldwide spectators laid eyes on the first-ever auto show on the White House lawn.
The Department of Government Efficiency, or D.O.G.E, headed by Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and CEO of X, has become the frontman of a new political tactic. DOGE can sound like something you don’t want to disturb. On March 1, Pres. Donald Trump found himself seated and going over a red Model S Tesla parked at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Armed with a spreadsheet of information, Musk guided a staged presentation of his brand to Pres. Trump. After spending time inside the vehicle, POTUS stepped aside for commentary to the public endorsing the Tesla brand. An unlikely friendship at the beginning has now flourished into a booming rebrand.
The car show was not popular. Forbes and CNN said, “More than half of respondents, 53%, rated Musk negatively, while 35% said they have a positive view and 11% had no opinion, according to the March 6-9 poll of 1,206 U.S. adults (margin of error 3.3).”
We must not forget to mention that allegedly X, Musk’s four-year-old son, said to Trump, “You’re not the president, and you need to go away.” Comment sections have taken off with speculations that Elon’s new AI model has spread a little too much of what he hears at home. However, no commentary was more damning than that. Elon is chasing the presidency faster than his dreams of beating competitors like NASA in the space race. Supporters gathering opinions on the pair who seem to always be at arm’s length loved up at every government event.
And if that wasn’t enough? Mass layoffs across industries have left Americans searching for answers—while their leaders seem just as lost.
The message of Trump/Vance seemed to morph into Trump/Musk.
No better time to live in America than after the honeymoon era. Trump declared inflated rates on several goods and services to many countries around the world, who responded with sanctions of their own. ABC reports, “On March 4, 2025, a 25% duty on imports from Canada and Mexico, with Canadian energy resources subject to a reduced 10% tariff. Tariffs on Chinese imports were raised from 10% to 20%.” Additionally, tipping the scales on the business side where CNBC reports, “A March CNBC Fed Survey put the probability of recession at 36%, up from 23% in January. J.P. Morgan’s chief economist put the odds at 40%.”
Need a break? Get it when you’re gone. The working class will have a new meaning under this administration. Social Security is the most recent department on the federal chopping block. “SSA announced a massive reorganization that would include “significant workforce reductions.” SSA said it set a staffing target of 50,000, down from the approximately 57,000 employees at the agency when it announced the cuts. SSA staffing was already down by more than 9% since 2015,” the nonprofit AARP said. Continuing, “consultants warned the program’s 72.5 million Social Security beneficiaries could face a slowdown.”
Despite Musk’s lack of political experience, rumors of a Trump-Musk 2028 train have gained traction. After all, what’s one more law broken? For now, the billionaire duo continues their love affair with power, fear, money, and pushing the boundaries. One thing is certain this is the biggest catfight to ever hit the tabloids. Whether this partnership ends in groundbreaking innovation or catastrophic economic failure remains to be seen, but the wedding pictures will be sweet. As Marie Antoniette once said, “Let them eat cake.”
