Elon Musk Was Set Up to Take the Fall
Trump used Musk as the face of brutal budget cuts and will gladly throw him under the bus.
LAKE GENEVA, WI - It’s not a question of if Elon Musk will step down from his so-called “government role” — it’s a question of when. And if you’re paying attention, you already know why.
Musk is expected to resign by the end of May because the law requires that, after 130 days, a special government employee like him has to disclose his personal finances. And there is no way Elon Musk is going to let the American people get a peek behind that curtain. He’s not about to reveal how much he’s profiting while fronting Trump’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) and its brutal, sweeping budget cuts.
But here’s the part that should make everyone furious: this was Trump’s plan from day one.
Bringing in Musk was never about “efficiency” or “innovation” — it was about putting a billionaire tech celebrity in front of the cameras to make the gutting of vital federal programs look like some kind of Silicon Valley makeover. Musk was the shiny object Trump dangled in front of the public while slashing services and selling off our government piece by piece.
And now that the cuts are in motion and the damage is done, Trump will do what he always does: turn on his own guy and deny responsibility. As soon as Musk walks away — conveniently before he’s forced to disclose any financial conflicts — the Trump administration will toss him aside like yesterday’s trash. Every blunder, every failure, every outrage will get pinned on Musk. It’s the same playbook Trump has used over and over again: use people, let them take the fall, and walk away clean.
Elon Musk was nothing but a decoy. And when he’s gone, the Trump machine will happily throw him under the bus, blame him for every mess, and pretend they had nothing to do with it.
The truth is, we were all played. And we’re the ones left holding the bag.
Summary
Elon Musk’s upcoming exit from Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) isn’t surprising — it’s part of the plan. In this scathing op-ed, Laura Kiefert exposes how Musk was used as a political pawn to front devastating budget cuts, only to be thrown under the bus when the heat turned up.