Elon Musk denied his dream West Wing office, and the Internet rejoices
| 01/28/25
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have scored a position in President Donald Trump’s administration after donating $277 million to his presidential campaign, but the tech billionaire still isn’t getting a coveted spot in the White House, instead he’s being relegated to an office down the block.
Musk will be heading up Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), but Newsweekreported that when Trump signed an executive order establishing DOGE as a temporary agency within the Executive Office of the President, he told the press that Musk wouldn’t get an office close to the Oval Office.
“No. He’s getting an office for about 20 people that we're hiring to make sure that these [savings] get implemented,” Trump said.
Then, on Sunday, political analyst Dominic Michael Tripi reported that White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles — who Trump nicknamed the “Ice Maiden" — denied Musk access to Trump and a spot in the West Wing. "Susie Wiles has reportedly limited Elon Musk's direct access to the President,” he wrote on X.
Axios also reported that Wiles wants to create a drama-free zone and doesn’t have the patience for drama queens. “I don't welcome people who want to work solo or be a star," Wiles said. "My team and I will not tolerate backbiting, second-guessing inappropriately, or drama. These are counterproductive to the mission.”
Now that Musk, who has been glued to the president’s side since the election, has been denied an office in the White House, the internet can’t stop trolling the tech mogul. From people joking that his office is just a Porta Potty in a back alley to people laughing that Musk will likely have to report directly to Wiles, the jokes will keep you laughing.
Keep scrolling to see the funniest reactions to Elon Musk’s exile!