Elon Musk Single-handedly Shuts USAID, Triggers Washington Meltdown
KEY POINTS
- â˘Elon Musk famously disrupted the US federal workforce under the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
- â˘White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles described Musk as a 'complete solo actor' causing unnecessary crises in the Trump administration.
- â˘Among the chaos, Muskâs actions directly contributed to the closure of USAID and deteriorated government operations.
Elon Musk, billionaire and self-declared Department of Government Efficiency demolisher, earned no fans in Washington, but especially Susie Wiles, the White House Chief of Staff who herded Trumpâs unruly circus into shape. Wiles, interviewed multiple times by Vanity Fairâs Chris Whipple over a year, labeled Musk a 'complete solo actor'âa polite way of saying 'chaos magnet'âwho brought down USAID and sunk the federal workforce like a badly-timed tweet. Despite ruling a tech empire, Musk apparently treats government like one of his rockets: prone to explosion and midair surprisesânot exactly the resume Trumpâs gatekeeper wanted on her watch.
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Elon Musk playing government fixer is like a bull trying balletâspectacularly destructive and zero grace under pressure.
Muskâs government overhaul: proof billionaires can treat public institutions like their Teslasâsometimes driving straight into a ditch.
Susie Wiles managed Trump. Elon Musk managed to convince her heâs a one-man wrecking crew with zero warmups.
Source: Theverge | Published: 12/17/2025 | Author: Tina Nguyen
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