Alyssa Farah Griffin predicts 'friction' between Elon Musk and Trump due to their 'main character energy'

'The View' co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin expressed doubts about the Trump-Elon Musk alliance lasting long, as both have dominating personalities
Alyssa Farah Griffin described both Donald Trump and Elon Musk as possessing 'main character energy' (Getty Images)
Alyssa Farah Griffin described both Donald Trump and Elon Musk as possessing 'main character energy' (Getty Images)

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: 'The View' co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin insisted that a clash between President-elect Donald Trump and his new ally, tech billionaire Elon Musk, was imminent because of their strong individual personalities on the Thursday, December 19 episode of the ABC talk show.

Her comments came in the first segment of the episode where the panelists discussed whether Musk was calling the shots on government spending after a bipartisan bill to avoid government shutdown failed to pass the House.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump walks past Elon Musk as they attend the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. The annual event supports Grey Team, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing military suicide. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Donald Trump walks past Elon Musk as they attend the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

'The View' co-hosts' comments on Elon Musk

Alyssa Farah Griffin, who served in the Trump White House as the director of strategic communications, stated that both Trump and Musk have "main character energy" which made them likely to knock heads.

"They both want to be powerful and the people in charge, and I’m not convinced that this alliance is going to be super long-lasting," she said. "There’s going to be friction between Elon and Trump."



 

Her remark came after co-host Whoopi Goldberg claimed Musk "believes he's president" after becoming a part of Trump's inner circle, and asked her fellow panelists, "Who is in charge?"

When Joy Behar quipped that Goldberg had been calling Musk "vice president," the latter replied, "I called him vice president, I called him president because I don’t know what JD (Vance, incoming vice president) Is doing. I hardly ever — I don’t remember the last time we even talked about JD. But it kind of seems like maybe he (Musk) is the president, because he got a promotion of some sort that none of us knew about."

Elon Musk's role in incoming Trump administration

Trump named Elon Musk the co-lead of a newly formed unofficial federal department called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy after winning the general election in November.

"Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies," Trump announced in a post on Truth Social.



 

"We will drive out the massive waste and fraud which exists throughout our annual $6.5 trillion dollars of government spending. They will work together to liberate our economy and make the US government accountable to 'we the people,'" he added.

According to OK! Magazine, some Republican lawmakers rallying behind Musk have recently called for him to be nominated as the Speaker of the House.



 

Sen Rand Paul reportedly argued on December 19, "Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk… think about it... nothing’s impossible."



 

He has been supported by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, stating, "DOGE can only truly be accomplished by reigning in Congress to enact real government efficiency. The establishment needs to be shattered just like it was yesterday. This could be the way."

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