The Leon Musk Gaffe: The GOP Bitches Need To Realize He is Not Actually a Member of DOGE

The Latest Tech Billionaire Power Grab

In a move that has constitutional scholars and state attorneys general up in arms, Elon Musk's controversial appointment as a senior adviser to the president has sparked intense debate over the limits of executive power and the role of unconfirmed officials in government. According to White House Office of Administration Director Joshua Fisher, Musk now holds a position as a senior adviser in the White House Office, despite widespread speculation about his involvement with the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

"Let's be real damn clear about what's happening here," says Constitutional Law Professor Bruce Ackerman, referencing his seminal work on separation of powers. "We're watching the exact kind of consolidation of unchecked executive power that Madison warned us about in Federalist No. 51" (Ackerman, "The Decline and Fall of the American Republic," 2010).