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From Fox Business: Billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday lashed out at a key aide to President Donald Trump who was rumored to have played a role in contributing to the feud that broke out between the CEO and the president.
Musk responded to a report by the New York Post that said Sergio Gor, who serves as the director of presidential personnel at the White House, has not yet submitted the paperwork required for him to obtain a permanent security clearance.
“He’s a snake,” Musk wrote in a post on X responding to the story.
The public feud between Musk and Trump began after Gor allegedly persuaded the president to rescind the nomination of Jared Isaacman to lead NASA prior to his confirmation by the Senate over his past donations to Democrats. Isaacman is a personal friend of SpaceX CEO Musk.
But beyond the feud over Isaacman’s pulled nomination, serious concerns have been reported about Gor’s own background, including where he was actually born (not in America), and whether he is a genuine supporter of Trump or a Russian spy.
The New York Post wrote in their bombshell report:
One of the most powerful men in the Trump administration, tasked with vetting thousands of staffers, hasn’t been fully vetted himself, The Post has learned.
Sergio Gor — the director of presidential personnel who recently convinced President Trump to yank an Elon Musk-endorsed nominee for NASA — has yet to submit official paperwork about his own background needed for a permanent security clearance, according to multiple sources.
Gor, 38, is in charge of picking about 4,000 executive-branch staff to implement Trump’s agenda — and he’s done so by poring over old tweets, political donations and remarks to ensure loyalty to the president.
But three administration insiders told The Post that the vetter-in-chief has not turned in his Standard Form 86, or SF-86 — a more than 100-page set of questions required for officials who need security clearances.
The Post says the simple matter of where Gor was born is also in question:
Gor claims to be from the island country of Malta, though an official there could not confirm his birthplace when provided his exact birthday, saying: “No acts are registered with the provided details.”
He’s a snake
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 19, 2025
The New York Post’s report has stirred up serious concerns about whether Gor can be trusted.
BREAKING 🇺🇸👀:
Trump’s Director of White House Personnel, Sergio Gor, has been on the job for 6 months without clearing basic background checks. He claims he’s from Malta, but there’s zero birth record of him there.
No paperwork. No past. No answers.
Something’s seriously off.… pic.twitter.com/BxDrnaPf7N— Mario (@PawlowskiMario) June 20, 2025
The plot thickens…. Ukrainian-American Igor Sushko posted the following concerns being expressed about Gor:
Director of White House Office of Presidential Personnel is suspected of being a Russian spy. “Sergio Gor” appears to actually be Sergey Goryachev from Saratov, Russia. Investigative journalist Brian Krebs discovered some damning information.
“Sergio Gor” has refused to submit the SF-86 form required for background investigation for security clearance adjudication. He appears to have been granted an interim clearance without any vetting.
“Sergio Gor” has refused to submit the SF-86 form required for background investigation for security clearance adjudication. He appears to have been granted an interim clearance without any vetting.https://t.co/c8ZPfi6bKd
— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) June 20, 2025
“Sergio Gor” claims to have been born in Malta but the Maltese government has no such birth record. People who knew him in Malta called him “the Russian boy.”
“Sergio Gor” claims to have been born in Malta but the Maltese government has no such birth record.
People who knew him in Malta called him “the Russian boy.”https://t.co/IYo8QLKL0E— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) June 20, 2025
While working for Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, “Sergio Gor” and Senator Paul took a week-long trip to Russia in August of 2018. Shortly after this trip, Senator Paul promoted him to the position of Deputy Chief of Staff in January 2019.
“Sergio Gor” was Chief of Staff of the 2020 Trump Victory Finance Committee, credited for raising an ungodly amount of election money. Benton and “Gor” were co-workers in Sen. Rand Paul’s office when Benton covertly delivered $100,000 from the Russians to the Trump campaign.
“Sergio Gor” was Chief of Staff of the 2020 Trump Victory Finance Committee, credited for raising an ungodly amount of election money.
Benton and “Gor” were co-workers in Sen. Rand Paul’s office when Benton covertly delivered $100,000 from the Russians to the Trump campaign. pic.twitter.com/EEmkBJDcoG— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) June 20, 2025
While in high school in California, “Sergio Gor” was Sergio Gorokhovsky and his email address was [email protected], which translates to “Russian-Maltese.”
While in high school in California, “Sergio Gor” was Sergio Gorokhovsky and his email address was [email protected], which translates to “Russian-Maltese.” pic.twitter.com/mDiy1qPyP4
— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) June 20, 2025
“The plot thickens,” Musk wrote, responding to the bombshell thread.
Shushko replied, “He’s also used the Russian last name Gorokhovsky. His email in high school in California was [email protected], which translates to “Russian-Maltese.””
He’s also used the Russian last name Gorokhovsky.
His email in high school in California was [email protected], which translates to “Russian-Maltese.” pic.twitter.com/arbnx65FNt— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) June 20, 2025
The man you see in this photo with trump and Wiles is Sergio Gor, he’s a trump adviser with interim security clearance and unfettered access to the president, yet no one even knows where he was born…. pic.twitter.com/299NpaduQs
— Covie (@covie_93) June 17, 2025
https://t.co/oQWmFcDB6T pic.twitter.com/ErGiyc5a9z
— Lev Parnas (@levparnas) June 20, 2025
Scoop with @DianaGlebova: WH personnel director Sergio Gor skipped background check for himself as colleagues question bio
Gor, who vets ~4k admin appointees, didn’t submit SF-86, which begins security clearance process. Almost all other WH aides didhttps://t.co/IAXPcU7z16
— Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) June 17, 2025
Gor tried to convince Trump transition team to disregard SF-86 and lean on Trump’s authority alone to grant clearances
After a week of our investigation, he now claims he ‘completed’ form. But WH won’t say he ‘submitted’ ithttps://t.co/IAXPcU7z16
— Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) June 17, 2025
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