Elon Musk Has A 'Special' New Job Title

And it means Donald Trump's top ally is "subject to most rules, although sometimes in a less restrictive way.”
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk appear on stage at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk appear on stage at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the tech billionaire’s official title to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Monday.

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.@PressSec on Elon Musk: "I can confirm he's a special government employee. I can also confirm that he has abided by all applicable federal laws. As for his security clearance, I'm not sure, but I can check...I don't know about the security clearance, but I can check." pic.twitter.com/86LzC55ocD

— CSPAN (@cspan) February 3, 2025

According to the Justice Department website:

“A special government employee is anyone who works, or is expected to work, for the government for 130 days or less in a 365-day period.”

And:

“Special government employees are subject to most rules, although sometimes in a less restrictive way.”

Musk is “not a volunteer but also not a full-time federal employee,” CNN explained his position on Monday.

The richest person in the world spent more than $290 million backing President Donald Trump and Republicans in the 2024 elections. He is now running the non-official Department of Government Efficiency, which is looking to significantly slash public spending.

Musk wrote on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter: “My preferred title is just ‘Tech Support.’”

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