The White House confirmed to BI on Monday that Musk was a "special government employee" and was not receiving a paycheck.

The full quote attributed to Leavitt was: "They want you to panic, but Trump wants you to remember Jesus didn't have electricity either, and he did just fine." (@BraddrofliT on X) The claim that Leavitt said these words appeared in posts on social media platforms including X (archived),

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Trump’s tariff wins with Canada, Mexico 'PROUDEST COUNTRY': White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discusses President Trump's trade war wins after both Canada and Mexico caved to the president's demands to help secure the northern and southern borders or face high tariffs.

U.S. President Donald Trump proposed the permanent resettlement of Palestinians from war-shattered Gaza to neighboring countries, calling the enclave a "demolition site" on Tuesday as he held pivotal talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.