‘Story Wasn’t Totally True’: Vance Calls Out ‘Random Staffer’ For Leaking Rubio-Musk Meeting

Vice President JD Vance pushed back on claims of tension between some of President Donald Trump’s cabinet members and billionaire Elon Musk, saying Thursday on Fox News that the story “wasn’t totally true.”

Following a March 6 cabinet meeting to discuss Musk’s and the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE’s) role in the administration, reports claimed Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy had pressed Musk over agency cuts. On “The Ingraham Angle,” host Laura Ingraham brought up the alleged DOGE “tension” among the cabinet, asking if Vance would confirm the reports and whether the group had calmed “things down.”

“I don’t think there’s tension. There’s certainly disagreement from time to time,” Vance said. “We’re not going to agree on every single issue within an administration, but the president has been very clear. Elon’s doing a great job, and obviously we appreciate what he’s doing. Marco, I think, is doing an incredible job as secretary of State.”

“I had high expectations. I think he’s actually exceeded those expectations. So the fact that you have a disagreement at a meeting, that does not mean that you have misalignment,” Vance added. “It just means that you’ve got to talk about this stuff.”

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Trump announced on Truth Social that the meeting among cabinet members and Musk was to discuss the billionaire’s role in the administration, emphasizing his desire for the team to work with DOGE on “cost-cutting measures and staffing.” While praising DOGE’s efforts, Trump also clarified that Musk does not have the authority to fire people or make unilateral decisions on policy or personnel but can make recommendations to agencies, according