Elon Musk has made a number of exaggerated or unevidenced claims during an Oval Office event alongside President Donald Trump. The billionaire, who was making his first major media appearance since beginning his role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), said his team was seeking to improve transparency in government.

President Donald Trump’s most powerful adviser, Elon Musk, made a rare public appearance at the White House on Tuesday to defend the swift and extensive cuts he’s pushing across the federal government while acknowledging there have been mistakes and will be more.

Maya Wiley, Former U.S. Attorney and Glenn Thrush, New York Times Justice Reporter join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to Elon Musk’s speaking today in the Oval Office while attempting to explain he work that what he calls the “Department of Government Efficiency” which is not a real government agency is doing to address government spending,

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace cut into Elon Musk's rambling press conference on Tuesday afternoon to say that watching Musk take over Donald Trump's event prompted her to question who is in charge of the White House.