Melania Trump objected to Elon Musk staying at the White House residence in Washington during Donald Trump's second term, according to a new book that paints the Tesla billionaire's stint as an unofficial adviser as chaotic and 'unhinged.'
The reported clash dates back to the first year of Trump's second term, when the president and Musk were unusually close. The tech mogul had campaigned hard for Trump in the 2024 race, then moved seamlessly into a role as a kind of private-sector enforcer for the new administration's anti‑bureaucracy crusade. That experiment, and Musk's privileged access to the White House, did not go down well with everyone who actually worked there.
