Overview

• Musk’s post on X on June 19 responded to a New York Post report that Sergio Gor had not submitted his Standard Form 86 for permanent security clearance.
• White House officials have countered that Gor’s clearance remains active and that he has complied with all ethical and legal obligations.
• Gor earlier persuaded Trump to withdraw Jared Isaacman’s NASA nomination over the nominee’s donations to Democrats.
• The withdrawal of Isaacman’s nomination contributed to a public feud between Musk and Trump that both men later agreed to move past.
• As head of the Presidential Personnel Office, Gor vets roughly 4,000 executive-branch appointees, making his own clearance status particularly significant.