The fake news media are what they are, and that was proven true once again Wednesday after reports surfaced that Elon Musk would be departing DOGE earlier than expected in part due to an alleged rift between the Tesla CEO and the Trump administration on grounds they "have become frustrated with his unpredictability and view the billionaire as a political liability."

As we reported, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt quickly panned the story. "This 'scoop' is garbage," Leavitt tweeted.  "Elon Musk and President Trump have both *publicly* stated that Elon will depart from public service as a special government employee when his incredible work at DOGE is complete." 

White House spokesman Harrison Fields echoed the sentiment in a statement to Fox News, noting, "This is exactly why President Trump and DOGE have terminated millions of dollars in wasteful, government contracts to so-called news organizations that have diminished their credibility."

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As it turns out, Vice President JD Vance, too, had a lot to say about the rumor, telling Fox and Friends co-host Lawrence Jones during an interview that the story is "total fake news" and that Musk's work "is not even close to done":

"Well, first of all, that report I saw was total fake news. Elon came in, and we said, ‘We need you to make government more efficient, we need you to shrink the incredible vast bureaucracy that thwarts the will of the American people but also costs way too much money.' And we said, ‘That’s going to take about six months,' and that’s what Elon signed up for, but of course, he’s going to continue to be an adviser. And by the way, the work of DOGE is not even close to done, the work of Elon is not even close to done.

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DOGE has got a lot of work to do, and yeah, that work's gonna continue after Elon leaves. But fundamentally, Elon is going to remain a friend and an advisor of both me and the president. And he's done a lot of good things. People don't realize how vast and uncontrolled the bureaucracy was. We've started to chip away at it, but there's a lot of work to do. It's not gonna happen all in six months, it's going to take a long commitment."

Watch:

🚨 WATCH: VP @JDVance slams Politico story on @ElonMusk as “total fake news” and tells Fox’s @LawrenceBJones3 that Musk “will continue to be a friend and an advisor” to the Trump administration as the work of DOGE continues pic.twitter.com/XSJcMXnc5K

— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) April 3, 2025

We've documented before how the MSM loves to report on alleged "feuds" between Republicans in stories that oftentimes end up being half-baked or not true at all.

We saw this play out in early March when the New York Times ran a story about a purported "explosive" cabinet meeting where they claimed Musk and Trump Sec. of State Marco Rubio had a heated argument while Trump looked on for a short time before intervening.

Trump sought to debunk the story. There was "no clash. I was there. You're just a troublemaker," he told the NBC News reporter who asked about it. "Elon gets along great with Marco. They're both doing a fantastic job. There is no clash." 

And in a show of solidarity two days after the Times report, both Musk and Rubio tag-teamed on Twitter/X to debunk Polish Foreign Affairs Minister Radosław Sikorski's claims about alleged threats to cut off Ukraine's Starlink access.

Two weeks later, Rubio pushed back on a CNN story that suggested he felt "overshadowed" by United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff. 

In a tweet, Rubio wrote, "CNN is an anti-Trump gossip tabloid that uses thinly sourced stories to generate clicks and try to make trouble. Witkoff is one of the people I work with the CLOSEST on our team. These people are pathetic."

Witkoff, too, slammed the CNN article, writing that "We work in complete sync together. There has never been a moment of friction between us and we have become close personal friends. It’s scary what these writers will do to attempt to be relevant."

All of this is just one more reminder about how if you think you hate the media enough, you don't. You really don't.

President Trump, Elon Musk, and DOGE are bringing much-needed accountability to our out-of-control government as they take a chainsaw to rampant waste, fraud, and abuse.

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