The New York Times has sunk to a new low, peddling outright lies about an alleged clash between Elon Musk and Marco Rubio during a White House cabinet meeting on March 6, 2025. Their shameless reporting claims Musk attacked Rubio for not slashing the State Department enough, while Rubio fired back that over 1,500 officials took buyouts. The Times had the gall to depict this as a fiery showdown, with President Trump stepping in to back Rubio. This isn’t journalism—it’s fiction, and it’s time to rip apart their deceitful narrative.
Let’s get the facts straight. At a White House event earlier today, President Trump demolished the Times’ story with a single, irrefutable statement: “There was no clash. I was there.” He didn’t stop there—he branded the reporter who dared raise the question a “troublemaker.” Trump was in the room. He saw it all. Yet the New York Times thinks it can twist reality into some melodramatic spat. Their arrogance is astounding, and their credibility is in tatters.
The Times wants you to believe this was a explosive confrontation, with Musk accusing Rubio of firing “nobody” and Rubio defending his record. But this is a fabrication, disputed by the White House itself. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the meeting “great and productive,” not a battleground. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy took to X to praise policy wins, like axing the FAA’s DEI Department, showing the focus was on substance, not petty squabbles. The Times’ account isn’t just exaggerated—it’s a lie.
Yes, Musk and Rubio have clashed before. Rubio slammed Tesla in 2021 for opening a showroom in Xinjiang, accusing Musk of propping up China’s genocide cover-up. China even banned Rubio in 2020 over his Uyghur stance. These are real tensions, rooted in policy and principle. But dragging them into this fake narrative? That’s the Times exploiting history to prop up their garbage reporting. It’s lazy, dishonest, and infuriating.
This isn’t the first time the New York Times has churned out fake news, but it’s among the most egregious. They’re not reporting—they’re manufacturing drama to sell papers and push agendas. Their reckless sensationalism misleads the public and erodes trust in media. Trump’s firsthand denial should bury this story, yet the Times doubles down, banking on readers too distracted to question their nonsense.
Enough is enough. The New York Times’ so-called journalism is a disgrace, and this fake Musk-Rubio clash is Exhibit A. They owe the public an apology—and a retraction—for this trash. It’s time to hold these self-righteous hacks accountable for poisoning discourse with their lies. The truth matters, and the Times has proven once again they couldn’t care less about it.
