Donald Trump and Elon Musk will appear in the Oval Office together for the last time today after the tech billionaire announced his exit from his US government role.
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.
“This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday evening. “Elon is terrific!”
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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
by Andrew Buncombe
Not so long ago, people in Washington DC were joking that Elon Musk was Donald Trump’s vice president.
Not according to the constitution. But in terms of the access he had been given, the amount of time he was spending at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate planning for his return to the Oval Office, and Inauguration Day itself, when Musk and other tech leaders, such as Mark Zuckerberg, received better seats than most cabinet members.
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)Trump’s critics alleged Musk was more powerful than the US President, attacking government departments with a metaphorical chainsaw, and the individual pulling the strings.
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.
Officially, the 53-year-old’s departure after 128 days as a special government employee is taking place on good terms.
“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.”
In his post, Musk cited regulations that limit special employees to 130 days of service, a period that comes to an end this month.
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!’
Trump used his own Truth Social website to describe X owner Musk as “terrific” amid rumours of a rift between the two men.
“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
Donald Trump is set to hold a press conference with Elon Musk on what is supposed to be the tech billionaire’s final day working as part of the Trump administration.
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”.
Less than a year after Musk formally endorsed Trump, his once loyal supporter is going back to focus on his businesses, including Tesla, X and SpaceX.
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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