Katie Miller has lavished praise for the billionaire businessman in an interview with Elon Musk, in which she described how “inspiring” it is to work for him.
The podcast host, who worked in the White House with her husband, deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, resigned from the government in May to enter the private sector and work directly for Musk.
About the latest episode Katie Miller PodcastThe ultra-bubbly presenter gushed about her former boss, months after unconfirmed rumors about the pair’s relationship outside of the workplace.
Elon Musk is a guest on the Katie Miller Podcast. /screen grab
“Everyone thinks you’re a difficult person to work for,” Miller said, before adding, “I think you’re very nice,” prompting Musk to thank her for the compliment.
Katie Miller interviews Elon Musk on her podcast. /screen grab
“People think you’re a very demanding boss,” Miller continued. “I’ve never heard you yell at any employee,” she said.
“Yeah, I’m not going to yell,” Musk responded.
Miller served as Musk’s spokesperson from January to May of this year, overseeing the so-called Department of Government Effectiveness, then left with Musk to work for the billionaire herself before launching her podcast.
Miller went on to tell Musk on the podcast that “every employee in your company is mission-driven,” noting that this fact is “unlike any other workplace I’ve ever seen.”
She went on to specifically mention Musk’s Starbase base in South Texas, which was built around SpaceX’s rocket development and launch site.
“Starbase is the most inspiring place you’ve ever been, right?” Miller said before claiming that all of his employees are “fiercely loyal.”
Elon Musk on Katie Miller Podcast. /screen grab
She added, “You’re a very good employer, but I think people think you’re not.”
“So why would they think anyone would work at these companies?” Musk mused aloud.
“Talented people can go and work wherever they want…if they’re mistreated in some way, they’re going to leave and go work somewhere else.”
Katie Miller worked with Musk when he ran DOGE, the so-called Department of Government Effectiveness. / Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag
Three months later, Miller’s podcast has been struggling to find an audience. Her first interview with Vice President JD Vance remains the most popular interview on YouTube, with 85,000 views. Her least viewed episode has only 2,700 views.
Musk’s interview has already racked up more views in six hours than last week’s episode featuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his third wife, Jenny, in an entire week.
When news of Miller’s resignation from her husband’s workplace first broke, Democrats mocked Trump’s deputy chief of staff with a photo of an empty chair in a hotel room, seemingly hinting at marital problems.
During the podcast, the two avoided discussing an incident that occurred on Musk’s social media platform X in June, when a fake screenshot of Musk bragging that he “took” Miller’s wife went viral, forcing the billionaire to correct his own artificial intelligence assistant, Grok.
The AI assistant claimed that “Elon Musk’s post may exist but has been deleted,” noting that “the indicators and context are consistent with Musk’s behavior.”
“The evidence leans toward the post being genuine but having been deleted, which is consistent with Musk’s pattern of deleting controversial posts.”
Musk later stepped in, replying, “No, it’s false… I never posted this.” Miller never commented directly on the whispers.
