Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Elon Musk reportedly had a knock-down, drag-out fight at Thursday's private Cabinet White House meeting. The post Marco Rubio and Elon Musk Had Knock-Down, Drag-Out Fight on Thursday — and Trump Sided With Rubio first appeared on Mediaite.

A White House meeting turned tense as Elon Musk and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashed over the scale of staff cuts in the government. While Musk pushed for deeper reductions, Rubio defended his record,

The New York Times claimed in an article Friday that Musk, while at closed-doors cabinet meeting, accused Rubio of refusing to slash his staff, following weeks of DOGE making a dizzying array of cuts to federal personnel and programs.

During a recent cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump was reportedly forced to intervene after Marco Rubio and Elon Musk got into a heated argument.

Donald Trump has denied reports of a heated exchange between Elon Musk and Marco Rubio during a closed-door Cabinet meeting. While sources suggest Musk and Rubio clashed over government budget cuts, Trump insists the meeting was “harmonious.

Marco Rubio thanked DOGE for pushing cuts to USAID after media reports of quarreling between the secretary of State and Elon Musk.

Don’t be fooled by the talk of Trump “reining in” DOGE. The entire administration is working together to demolish the public sector.