Musk in the White House: Fight against waste or abuse of power?

Musk in the White House: Fight against waste or abuse of power?

On February 26, 2025, US President Donald Trump will convene his entire cabinet for a decisive meeting. One of the invited guests also includes the controversial tech billionaire Elon Musk, known as CEO von Tesla, SpaceX and X. The White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt confirmed Musk's presence at the meeting. Measures to uncover waste, fraud and abuse within the ministries are to be discussed, a topic that Musk will present as part of its role in the newly founded Doge committee (Department of Government Efficiency). Trump has given Musk responsibility to reduce government spending and granted him far -reaching powers.

MUSKS powers also include controversial mass layoffs, the legal basis of which is criticized in many ways. This special role that he held as a "special government agent" is subject to strict ethical guidelines and restrictions. These regulations limit his activity to a maximum of 130 days within a year and exclude him from affairs with financial interests. Critics warn that Musk exceeds the border between private influence and state responsibility, which could lead to a dangerous power weight.

legal arguments about the Doge

In the past few weeks, the situation around the Doge committee has worsened. On February 8, 2025, a federal court decided to restrict the powers of Doge. The legal situation to Doge is still controversial and was questioned by a coalition of 19 democratic attorney in general lawyers who have filed a lawsuit. This lawsuit relates to access that Doge employees had the US Ministry of Finance. Opponents argue that this could endanger confidential data and possibly lead to an increase in hacker attacks.

A judge decided in a first hearing that some Doge employees must immediately destroy all possibly downloaded data. These legal arguments pursue the goal of checking the effects of Musk's influence on state structures, especially since reports indicate 40 employees, many of them do the former employees of Musks. An incident exposed the difficulties within the committee: a young Doge employee, Marko Elez, was released on the basis of allegations of racism, while Musk campaigned for his return and started a survey on his platform X.

Musk's vision and the resistance

Elon Musk has commented on planned cuts in government spending in several public statements, among other things to close the development agency USAID. In the past few days there have been protests against these measures, which many have an impact on a further increase in Musk's influence on US politics. Musk described the USAi as the "snake's nest of left -wing radical Marxists" and demanded that the agency stop their work. As a result, USAID employees received instructions to stay in the home office, while hundreds were released or on leave.

These developments were sharply criticized by democratic congress members, such as the Senator Chris Van Hollen, the Musks influence the authority as an illegal exercise of power. Despite this controversy, Musk receives support from US Vice President J.D. Vance, who emphasizes that the online activities of an individual should not ruin the life of a boy. In the middle of these tensions, the meeting in the White House will be of great interest next week, both for the cabinet and the public.

These developments raise questions about suitability and the future direction of the Doge committee, which is in the context of quite opposition to state changes and Musk's unconventional approaches to promote efficiency in government action.