Trump's personnel chief may be a key driver behind Terman's break, involved in personnel disputes over Musk's NASA director nominee.

According to media reports, Trump's head of personnel, Sergio Gor, may be an important driver of Tema's break. On Musk's last day as a special government employee, Sergio Gor provided Trump with "black material" of Jared Isaacman's donations to the Democratic Party. Isaacman is Musk's nominee for NASA Administrator and is crucial to Musk's Mars colonization plan. This is no accident. According to people familiar with the matter, Gor and Musk have disagreements over personnel appointments throughout the transition period. In March, Musk suspected that Gor had leaked news of a cabinet meeting to the New York Times, and the relationship deteriorated further. People familiar with the matter said Gor let others know that he wanted to get revenge on Musk. Sergio Gor, one of the most influential Trump advisers in the White House, is reportedly the founder of Winning Team Publishing with Donald Trump Jr. The publishing house publishes books on Trump and his allies and provided much-needed funding for Trump while he was quarantined after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.