Head of Social Security abruptly resigns after clash with Elon Musk over DOGE's access to sensitive data

*Michelle King, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, has quit after a disagreement with Elon Musk over the ‘First Buddy’ and DOGE attempting to access government records*
*Credit: Social Security Administration*

The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration has quit after a disagreement with Elon Musk over the ‘First Buddy’ and DOGE attempting to access government records.

Musk, a ubiquitous presence beside President Trump early in his second term, has used DOGE in his quest to slash unnecessary waste, fraud and abuse from government.

Social security is no different, as Musk today shared staggering data claiming there are millions of dead Americans still eligible for social security payments.

Michelle King – a career bureaucrat who has worked for the SSA since 1994 until being named to the top post this year – apparently clashed with Musk over his attempts to access sensitive government records.

‘What I know is that DOGE wanted access to SSA’s sensitive files — the same way they’re trying to do at Labor and Treasury — and the acting commissioner wouldn’t give it, and she was replaced,’ Nancy Altman, president of Social […]