Unelected Elon Musk will attend Trump’s first cabinet meeting

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk will attend Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting despite not being an appointed or elected member of the government, British media reported.

In Tuesday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that Musk, who has been accused of “buying the presidency,” will be present at the first gathering of Trump’s cabinet on Wednesday.

When asked if the billionaire would attend, Leavitt said, “He is [attending] as a matter of fact. I spoke to the president before coming down here. “Elon, considering he is working alongside the president and our cabinet secretaries, will be in attendance tomorrow just to talk about DOGE’s efforts and how all of the cabinet secretaries are identifying waste and abuse in their respective agencies.”

This came after Leavitt evaded journalists’ questions about who is actually in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency. She stated that there are “career officials and there are political appointees who are helping run DOGE on a day-to-day basis.”