The transition team for President-elect Donald Trump is pushing back on a report of a “massive blowup” between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and longtime Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn over Cabinet selections.
Axios reported early Monday that a simmering feud between Musk and Epshteyn exploded last week at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, over the adviser’s influence over Trump’s Cabinet picks.
According to the report, the blowup took place Wednesday over dinner in front of other guests. Musk accused Epshteyn of leaking Cabinet and personnel picks to the press, Axios reported. The heart of the tension is that Trump sided with Epshteyn with many of the appointments announced last week, including Matt Gaetz for attorney general, according to Axios, adding that Epshteyn took umbrage with Musk questioning the qualifications of his picks.
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