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The President's Team
Trump's right-hand man hacked - several high-profile politicians and businessmen were called

In recent weeks, high-profile Republicans and American businessmen have received text messages and calls from a person who has claimed to be White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, who is Donald Trump's closest associate. The Wall Street Journal reports this, citing sources.

But it was not Susie Wiles who called. According to the sources, Wiles is said to have told various people that her private phone has been hacked, which gave the hackers access to some of the most influential people in the United States.

Some of the people called are said to have become suspicious, partly because the contact attempts were made from an unknown number and because "Wiles" asked questions about Trump that she should already know. The person on the other end of the phone is also said to have asked if the conversations could continue on Telegram. The hacker is believed to have used AI to try to imitate Wiles' voice, according to the information.

The cuts
Former employee: Without Musk, Doge will die out

With Elon Musk's departure from the Trump administration, his efficiency department, Doge, is likely to "run into the sand," a former employee told Reuters.

The Tesla CEO promised in connection with his resignation that Doge would continue without him and the same promise was made by the White House. But software engineer Sahil Lavingia, who was fired from Doge earlier in May, is convinced that the department will die out. Especially since the lure of Doge was Elon Musk.

- It will just die quietly. People will stop showing up for work. It's like kids joining a startup that will go bankrupt in four months, Lavingia told Reuters.

Analysis: Doge may have cost more than it saved

Elon Musk has drastically left the White House and Doge. In an analysis for CNN, Zachary B. Wolf writes that his department may ultimately have cost the American government as much or more than it actually saved.

Doge claims that they have cut $175 billion in government spending. But that figure is not correct, writes B. Wolf. Only half of the amount is backed up by documentation. At the same time, the staff cuts have meant reduced revenue and in addition, several costly lawsuits are underway against Doge for how they fired workers.

"Calculations show that what has been spent to generate the cuts may be as much as the cuts themselves," an economist tells B. Wolf.

The Guardian's Nick Robins-Early writes that Musk is leaving half-realized plans and looted agencies behind. But one question remains: whether Doge employees will have the same influence and access to sensitive data now that Musk has left.

“Whether Trump and government officials will allow them to continue without restrictions remains to be seen,” Robins-Early writes.

The FBI is investigating the incident. At this time, no foreign power is suspected, according to sources.