Anyone who works for the American taxpayers should expect to answer questions, if not from the people directly, then from the press. That’s how things have always been; these people work for us and (barring anything like disclosures of classified information) should be accountable for what they are doing. That applies to every public-sector employee, from the president of the United States down to the third assistant dogcatcher in Dry Gulch, New Mexico.
So it should come as no surprise that President Trump, during a joint presser with the Prime Minister of Japan, was asked if the press would have a chance to talk to Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) honcho Elon Musk. And it’s even less of a surprise that the president answered in the affirmative.
President Donald Trump is not apologizing for Elon Musk. In fact, he seems ready to show off the tech…
