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Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently unfollowed Stephen Miller 's wife, who is a political advisor, Katie Miller , on his social media platform X (previously Twitter), which has raised questions regarding whether she is still working for him, as per a report.Katie, the former spokeswoman for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), had left her position in May to work directly for Musk for a full-time role in his company, according to the Daily Beast report. At the time, the high-profile shift from MAGA loyalist to Musk confidante raised plenty of speculations about her loyalty, power, and what was really happening behind closed doors, as per the report.Now, Musk's quiet decision to hit 'unfollow' on X, just weeks after publicly bringing Katie into his orbit, is stoking fresh speculation: Is she still working for him? Did something go wrong? And is this the latest fallout in Musk's increasingly fractured relationship with US president Donald Trump's inner circle?Meanwhile, Katie tried to quiet the rumour about a potential rift with her husband on July 4, when she posted a seemingly loving photo with her husband in a public show of unity, as per the Daily Beast report.ALSO READ: McDonald's in hot water after AI tool with laughably weak password '123456' gets hacked, data of 64M job seekers exposed But just a week later, Musk unfollowed her, a move made even more glaring since he had already unfollowed her husband, Stephen Miller, earlier this year, following Musk's aggressive threats to primary any Republican who voted for the 'Big Beautiful Bill' and accused the US president of appearing in the files of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, as reported by Daily Beast.Stephen Miller was among those to call out the Tesla CEO during the explosive break-up between Trump and the tech billionaire, reported Daily Beast.However, the unfollowing of Katie Miller wasn't a one-off case by Musk, according to the report. On the same day, Musk also unfollowed House Speaker Mike Johnson, Utah Senator Mike Lee, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, and GOP Congresswoman Nancy Mace, as reported by The Daily Beast. Even the White House Rapid Response account and Energy Secretary Chris White were removed from his following list, according to the report. This comes as his ongoing feud with Trump continues to escalate, reported The Daily Beast.ALSO READ: AI is watching, layoffs are rising — inside the terrifying new era of office paranoia Caught in the middle of this ongoing drama are the Department of Government Efficiency workers as they are reportedly being forced to state their loyalty to Trump as the administration seeks to purge itself of the remaining Musk loyalists while Trump plots revenge on his former ally, as reported by The Daily Beast.Politico's West Wing Playbook reported that DOGE has fallen into disarray as about eight members of the original DOGE team have left the government along with Musk, with dozens more planning to leave.There's been no official word. But the unfollow, without explanation, has fueled speculation that her role may have ended.They appear to be united. Katie posted a July 4 photo with Stephen, possibly to counter rumors of a personal rift.
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