Good for the Protestors. About time, the populations began to express their disdain for the destructive conduct of the Trump/Musk demolition team. They have left many peple unemployed, reduced important services for the people so limited that they can't handle the work load now.
Oh, well…maybe their work at Doge is done. Two sources confirmed to NBC News that Musk's more than
114-day long tenure as a special government employee officially concluded Wednesday evening.
Musk commented on his exit Wednesday on X, his social media platform. He called for the “DOGE mission” to become “a way of life throughout the government,” referring to his Department of Government Efficiency initiative.
“As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,”
wrote Musk, the richest person in the world.
While a senior White House official has previously stressed that Musk is a friend of Trump’s, the White House did not provide an on-the-record comment Wednesday about Musk’s departure. Oh well.
The billionaire Tesla CEO departed a day after he called a Republican bill to fund Trump's agenda "disappointing."
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Musk’s official departure came at a charged moment in his relationship with Trump. On Tuesday, CBS News’ “Sunday Morning” shared a clip of him sharing his disappointment in the “massive spending bill,” which he said “undermines” the work of his DOGE operation, which has aimed to reduce federal spending by slashing the size of the federal workforce, cutting government programs and eliminating grants deemed wasteful.
“DOGE is just becoming the whipping boy for everything,” he told the Washington Post. “So, like, something bad would happen anywhere, and we would get blamed for it even if we had nothing to do with it.”
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Trump responded to Musk's criticisms Wednesday afternoon in the Oval Office, defending the funding package. He said the legislation would deliver on several of his key priorities, but he also noted the complexities of passing such a sprawling bill through a sharply divided House.
Elon Musk's time in the Donald Trump administration came to an end with little fanfare and some tepid remarks on his social media platform. But it is becoming increasingly clear that Trump no longer cares about eliminating government waste, if he ever did. Among Trump's actions that emphasize...
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“My reaction’s a lot of things. No. 1, we have to get a lot of votes. We can’t be cutting a — you know — we need to get a lot of support, and we have a lot of support. We had to get it through the House,” Trump said.
Musk was among the most visible people in the early days of the second Trump administration, securing Trump's favor after having fueled his 2024 presidential campaign with
upward of $250 million, according to campaign finance reports.
$250,000,000.00+ buys a 114 day stint, so roughly $2.2 million/day directly from Elon to play with Donald, & in addition Musk’s public profile suffered — as did the perception of his most consumer-centric business, Tesla. Public poll numbers showed that he and DOGE were
relatively unpopular, and Tesla vehicles and dealerships
became the targets of protests and vandalism. Tesla’s stock is down 11% so far this year. Thanks for coming out.
