Republicans are demanding that Elon Musk be silenced

US President Donald Trump's associates express doubts about the appropriateness of frequent interviews with journalists by the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Ilon Musk. His statements often diverge from Trump's position, which causes concern among the head of state's associates. About this writes NBC News with reference to its own sources.

In particular, indignation among Republicans has caused interference of Ilon Musk in social policy. They emphasise that during his election campaign, Donald Trump claimed that the new administration would not change the structure of social security in the country and interfere in its work. Trump only promised to make it more efficient and targeted. However, Ilon Musk recently made contrary statements regarding the organisation of Social Security in the country. He stated that it is fraudulent and allows the organisers of these fraudulent schemes to line their pockets.

As Republicans emphasise, such statements of Musk hit Trump's credibility and make voters nervous. They recommended Musk to refrain from interviews in the future or not to express thoughts contrary to Trump's statements.

In particular, they pointed out that Musk had two critical interviews on social issues.

For example, Musk made a particularly resonant statement in late February in a conversation with Joe Rogan, where he described the Social Security system as "the biggest Ponzi scheme* in history."

A few weeks later, the billionaire touched on the topic again, speaking on Fox Business. Talking about government spending on Social Security benefits, which he believes contains elements of waste and fraud, Musk stressed that the programme should be "abolished".

The White House has already responded to the comments ofTrump's allies and promised that Musk's private opinion will not influence Donald Trump's decisions.

The concept of "pyramid scheme" and "Ponz scheme" are considered synonymous. We are talking about a fraudulent scheme of the Italian immigrant to the United States Charles Ponzi, which he implemented in 1919. The next year the pyramid fell into disrepair, but Charles enriched himself by 20 million dollars, and his followers earned dozens of times more.