Elon Musk Said He's Spent 'Too Much Time on Politics' This Year, in an Interview with Ars Technica

Elon Musk said he's spent 'too much time on politics' this year, in an interview with Ars Technica

Elon Musk at a White House press briefing with Donald Trump in February 2025.Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesElon Musk told a space reporter that he "probably did spend a bit too much time on politics."He spoke with Eric Berger, an Ars Technica editor who has written two books about SpaceX.Musk was in Starbase, Texas, to watch a Starship flight, which did not go as planned.After months of White House meetings and appearances with President Donald Trum…

His big-ticket cost-cutting spree has backfired, and his ministers have hated him, so much so that they have been shouting obscenities at the White House. The billionaire would rather focus on his companies, he doesn't even post about Trump, and the opposite is also true.

Not long ago, the media described Elon Musk as the highest-ranking unelected man in the world. He headed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) - although in court documents the White House claimed that he did not officially run it - where he massively reduced the number of government employees and, for example, spending on US foreign aid. Then he fell out with Trump's advisers and brought his young son into the Oval Office, who impresse…