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Sergio Gor has been blamed in part for the explosive breakdown in the alliance between Trump and his former “First Buddy.”

Elon Musk publicly ripped into a top White House aide who fueled his falling out with Donald Trump.

Tensions had already been building between Musk and Trump before the SpaceX chief left the White House. Things got ugly, however, after Sergio Gor, the director of the presidential personnel office, encouraged Trump to rescind his nomination for Jared Isaacman—Musk’s personal friend—to lead NASA.

The New York Post revealed this week that even though Gor is in charge of vetting thousands of executive branch employees, he himself hasn’t been fully vetted. Five months into the second Trump administration, he hasn’t even submitted the paperwork for his own permanent security clearance.

“He’s a snake,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X late Wednesday in response to the Post’s report.

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[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 64 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The whole thing is hilarious, but I especially like this part:

The New York Post revealed this week that even though Gor is in charge of vetting thousands of executive branch employees, he himself hasn’t been fully vetted.

I hope the fascists' vile infighting continues. This is beautiful.

[–] Bonus@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Brian Krebs put together ways Gor is probably Russian and lying about being Maltese, amongst other things:

https://friendica.world/display/d231c8f3-0d637172457a2f16-029eab27

Friendica appears to be dying unfortunately.

Edit: Got the original source to cooperate finally:

https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/114706859060973244

From Krebs, in the Malta Times:

Meet Sergio Gor: The Maltese man at the heart of Trump’s administration.

https://timesofmalta.com/article/meet-sergio-gor-the-maltese-man-heart-trump-administration.1104244

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Surprisingly little is known about Gor, including his birthplace, according to the Post. He declined to tell the paper where he was born, except to say that it wasn’t Russia. It’s previously been reported that he was born in Malta, but an official there couldn’t confirm that information, the paper said.

“He declined to tell the paper where he was born, except to say that it wasn’t Russia.” As one does. FFS.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

So many snakes in that joke of an "administration", so I thought he might be talking about Pee-wee German.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

Is mutual annihilation a possibility? Please let it be so.

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Sounds like muck promised a bribe he couldn’t deliver.