Donald Trump expelled the main saboteur of his relationship with Elon Musk from the White House.
Sergio Gor served as director of the Presidential Personnel Office, controlling hiring and firing across the administration – with a special focus on loyalty.
But now he will be the US ambassador to India and will be replaced by Dan Scavino, who has worked for the president since he was first hired at age 16 as Trump’s caddy.
The seismic shake-up in the White House comes after Gor clashed explosively with Elon Musk over the billionaire’s choice for NASA chief Jared Isaacman.
Musk left the Trump administration days after Isaacman was abandoned by the White House and labeled Gor “a snake.” Gor allegedly ran through the West Wing, giddy showing Tesla’s stock price falling on his phone.
Gor’s removal from the White House comes as Trump has met with Isaacman in recent weeks to discuss reviving his NASA nomination. It was taken down in May after Gor dropped a dossier on Trump’s desk showing Isaacman’s donations to Democrats.
Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday morning: ‘I am pleased to announce that the great Dan Scavino, in addition to remaining as Deputy Chief of Staff in the Trump Administration, will head the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, replacing Sergio Gor, who has done a wonderful job in that position, and will now become the Ambassador to India.
‘Dan will be responsible for the selection and appointment of almost all positions in the government, a very large and important position. Congratulations Dan, you will do a fantastic job!!!’ Trump added.
From left: Aide Walt Nauta, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Assistant to the President Sergio Gor and an aide wait for U.S. President Donald Trump to board Marine One on the South Lawn before joining him on May 1
Trump and Musk talk before leaving the White House on the way to his South Florida home in Mar-a-Lago, Fla., on March 14.
Katie Miller, wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, listens as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino and White House Communications Director Stephen Cheung look at their smartphones during a press conference with US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, May 30
Gor was announced as the government’s ambassador to India on September 8 and confirmed in the role on October 7.
Nick Solheim, CEO of the conservative nonprofit training organization American Moment, who worked alongside the Presidential Personnel Office during the Trump transition, said: ‘Mr. Gor did a great job revolutionizing the Presidential Personnel Office.
‘He will continue to do great things as President Trump’s representative in India. This deployment to such a critical nation as India reflects the confidence Mr. Gor has in delivering on the President’s agenda.’
Regarding Scavino taking on the new staff role, Solheim noted that “there is no one better than Dan Scavino to lead the PPO as someone who has worked closely with the President for decades. I believe Mr. Scavino will continue Mr. Gor’s tradition of placing ideologically aligned people in positions of high influence to advance the President’s agenda.”
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