The X owner – who oversaw sweeping cuts under the banner of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) – leaves his post just days after criticising the US President’s tax bill.
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Sort: Newest first Oldest first May 30, 2025 4:53 pmAnalysis: How Trump and Musk’s relationship soured – and why the President should be afraid
Not so long ago, people in Washington DC were joking that Elon Musk was Donald Trump’s vice president.
There was a joint interview on Fox News with Trump loyalist Sean Hannity that cemented their bromance. “I think President Trump is a good man,” proffered the South African-born Musk. Trump said: “The way he said that, you know, there’s something nice about [it].”
Donald Trump and Elon Musk in the White House in March (Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP)Now the affair is over. Less than a year after Musk formally endorsed Trump, following the assassination attempt at a campaign rally after which the president was able to defiantly raise his fist, his once loyal supporter is leaving the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) and going back to focus on his businesses, including Tesla, X and SpaceX.
“I would like to thank President Trump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” Musk wrote on X. “The Doge mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.”
But given the administration has torn up just about every rule it encountered, it is hard to believe if both men wanted Musk to stick around, something like that would get in the way.
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May 30, 2025 2:05 pmAmid rift rumour, Trump says ‘Elon is terrific!’
“This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way,” Trump wrote. “Elon is terrific!”
The press conference is scheduled to begin at 6.30pm.
May 30, 2025 1:58 pmTrump prepares to say goodbye to Musk
Musk announced he was leaving his US government role on social media on Wednesday, saying the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) mission “will only strengthen”.
But his departure comes just days after Musk criticised what Trump hopes will be a landmark piece of legislation — the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — that independent experts say will increase the federal deficit by $3.8trn (£2.8trn) by 2034.
Musk told CBS the bill “undermines the work that the Doge team is doing”. It was reported Trump and Musk did not have a conversation before his departure.
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