US EditionElon Musk leaving role in the Trump administration
- Elon Musk concluded his tenure on May 29, 2025, as a special adviser affiliated with the U.S. Agency focused on enhancing governmental cost-cutting efforts.
- His departure followed Musk's public criticism of President Trump’s proposed tax-cutting bill, which he said increased the federal deficit and undermined DOGE's efforts.
- During his tenure, Musk led efforts to reduce government waste by targeting multiple departments, but faced backlash linked to Tesla's political ties and a costly commercial fallout.
- Musk expressed frustration that Doge is increasingly blamed for various issues and criticized the bill as a large spending package that undermines efforts to reduce federal expenses.
- Musk's exit could improve Tesla's market perception amid recent sales declines, although analysts foresee limited immediate operational changes for the company.
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Elon Musk's most memorable moments as Trump's advisor
WASHINGTON, United States — Billionaire Elon Musk is leaving his role in the US government, in which he was tasked with reducing federal spending, shortly after his first major break with Donald Trump over the president’s signature spending bill. While classified as a “special government employee” and “senior advisor to the president,” the South African-born
Bureaucracy Beats Entrepreneurship — Musk Leaves Washington » The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
After 130 days, Elon Musk’s tenure at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ended yesterday as scheduled. What remains are key revelations of systemic corruption — and the sobering realization that modern government is a reform-proof, power-entrenched apparatus. “The federal bureaucracy situation is much worse than I realized. I thought there were problems, but it sure is an uphill battle trying to improve things in D.C., to say the lea…
Musk's Four Months in the U.S. Government: Deaf Beginnings, Almost Stealthy Conclusion
"It's going to be fantastic," he triumphed on Donald Trump's inauguration day. Four months later, it's almost deafened that Elon Musk ends his mission as advisor to the American president.
Trump calls Musk “terrific” and announces press conference with him Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump praised Elon Musk on Thursday and said he will hold a press conference with the billionaire, whose tenure in the administration is ending, on Friday at 1:30 p.m. EST (1730 GMT) in the Oval Office. “This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “Elon is terrific!” Musk announced he was stepping down from …
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Beckley Register-HeraldAP PHOTOS: Elon Musk leaves the White House after a turbulent effort to slash the government
The nation's capital had never seen anyone like Elon Musk, who announced this week that he's stepping back from his role as Donald Trump's most unorthodox adviser.
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