Most presidential candidates wait until they have at least won the election before they begin measuring the Oval Office for new drapes or at least begin picking new cabinet members, but Donald Trump is clearly not “most candidates.” He proved that to be true yet again during a recent interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo when she asked the former president how he planned to “trim the fat” in Washington. Rather than identifying areas where he might make cuts, Trump suggested that he planned to expand his cabinet by adding a new Secretary of Cost-Cutting. That person would be SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. According to Trump, Musk is “dying to do this.” This proposal opens up an entirely new set of questions as to how this new department would operate and how Musk would fit in with a presidential administration. (Rolling Stone)
Elon Musk, the unhinged billionaire who many believe…
