New Trump HR chief denies ties with Elon Musk

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Scott Kupor, new chief of the Office of Personnel Management, says he has no personal ties to former Trump advisor Elon Musk, and pledges to carry out the U.S. President’s agenda.

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00:00Scott Kapoor, who was sworn in this month as head of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management,

00:05clarifies he has no personal ties to former government advisor Elon Musk.

00:10The new chief of the agency, leading efforts to slash the federal workforce,

00:15also pledged to carry out President Donald Trump's agenda.

00:19Now, however, he made clear he would not be swayed by outside influence

00:24that conflicts with the president's vision.

00:26And prior to his current role, Kapoor was a partner at a Silicon Valley venture capital firm

00:32that invested in Musk's AI startup XAI, as well as SpaceX.

00:38Musk had headed the Department of Government Efficiency until his departure in late May,

00:43where he led budget cuts and workforce reductions.

00:46Tensions have lingered since, with Musk publicly criticizing Trump's policies,

00:51prompting contract threats and nomination reversals.

00:54This included Trump withdrawing the nomination of Musk ally and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA.

01:01The president also threatened to cancel billions of dollars in federal contracts with Musk's companies.

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