Simmering anger at the billionaire’s unchecked power spilled out in a remarkable Cabinet Room meeting. The president quickly moved to rein in Mr. Musk.

Before the fight with Rubio, Musk was reportedly going back and forth with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Duffy told Musk that young staffers at DOGE were trying to lay off air traffic controllers amid a string of deadly plane crashes in the United States, according to The Times.

US President Donald Trump watched a volley of attacks exchanged between billionaire advisor Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.