Although he officially left the US government in May, Steve Davis -The low-flying former Lieutenant of Elon Musk at the Department of Government Efficiency-Continuously affects Doge, According to the WSJ. The exit says that Davis, who is a long -standing Musk ally and insidious, regularly gives instructions to current Dogean officials and privately suspended their departure as “false news.”
Techcrunch reached earlier Wednesday to the boring company, the Musk tunnel company, where Davis held the president’s role, for comment.
This back stage suggests that Davis-Who is said to be so early that he sometimes signed costs as low as Several hundred dollarsand so loyal to Musk that he reportedly slept in the offices of X with his wife and newborn child After Musk has taken over the social media platform – it remains more involved than outsiders may notice.
Given the output of Musk and his ongoing feud With President Trump, Davis’ influence created internal tension, adds the magazine, with employees reportedly facing loyal attempts between Trump and Musk in closed meetings as the department fights against White House’s efforts to reduce its power.
The exit cites current and former officials who say Musk -Allies want to establish “Doge 2.0”, focusing on government IT systems instead of jobs, but adds that there are critics who believe that the team’s continued involvement serves primarily to benefit Musk’s business interests, including Spacex, Tesla and X.
