Elon Musk calls top White House adviser Sergio Gor a ‘snake’ days after apologizing for another social media attack

Elon Musk is back to criticizing President Donald Trump’s administration, less than two weeks after a bout of insults followed by apologies, Breitbart reported. This time, the Tesla mogul called top adviser Sergio Gor “a snake” on social media.

As Musk was exiting his position leading the Department of Government Efficiency, he took potshots at Trump and his signature big beautiful bill. Following his screed, Musk would eventually post to X, formerly Twitter, that he perhaps “went too far” in his posts.

Now he’s back at it again, this time focusing his ire at Gor, who did not apply for lifetime security clearances despite being in the position to grant them to others as director of the White House personnel office. “He’s a snake,” Musk posted under an article shared on X about the issue.

He’s a snake

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 19, 2025

Another Controversy

It seems Musk is attempting to stir up another controversy, this time by going after Gor on social media. The criticism is unfounded as White House counsel David Warrington pointed out in response to the charge.

“Mr. Gor is fully compliant with all applicable ethical and legal obligations. His security clearance is active; any insinuation he doesn’t maintain a clearance is false,” Warrington stated.

Vice President J.D. Vance also spoke in favor of Gor, whom he respects for his “effort to ensure committed, principled America First advocates staff the President’s government,” Vance said. “He’s done a great job, and will continue to do so,” the vice president added.

However, this is about more than just clearances for a government official. Musk and Gor had a fraught relationship culminating in Musk’s flat-out refusal to have anything to do with him after a particularly tense Cabinet meeting in March.

Musk had disagreements with several Cabinet members after proposing cuts, which Trump later stated was the purview of agency leaders and not the Department of Government Efficiency. Gor was also reportedly responsible for firing Jared Isaacman, who was Musk’s pick for NASA head. This reportedly became the catalyst for Musk’s first barrage of social media attacks against Trump.

Temper Tantrum

According to Fox News, Trump graciously posted a sendoff for Musk as he exited his post as DOGE head on May 30. The following day, Trump announced he would rescind Isaacman’s offer to lead NASA.

Musk and Isaacman were linked through SpaceX, and it’s clear that Musk wanted his associate for the position. Isaacman believes that his close business ties with Musk, at least in part, contributed to Trump’s shift in direction after Musk’s departure.

“I don’t need to play dumb on this. I don’t think that the timing was much of a coincidence, that there were other changes going on the same day. There were some people that had some axes to grind, I guess, and I was a good, visible target,” Isaacman said on a podcast.

The move set off Musk, who made several posts denigrating Trump’s bill as an “abomination” as well as other attacks against the president. Musk eventually apologized for this temper tantrum, but it appears he’s at it again.

Musk has always been a bit of an enigma, but now his eccentricities have become a liability to the White House. Musk seems wound up all over again, and there’s no telling what he will say or do next in such a state.