Elon Musk officially leaves the Trump administration
Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after he allocated 130 days for the “special government officials” to end.
Elon Musk arrived in Washington, DC with high hopes. He left with literally, highly reputable black eyes.
President Donald Trump marked the end of Musk’s tenure with an event in the Oval Office on May 30, thanking the billionaires for his work leading government efficiency and giving him the golden key.
“Elon made a huge difference in the old way of doing business in Washington,” declared Trump.
The warm sendoff came after Musk struggled to lift the federal government’s cost cuts and offered far less than what he promised. He will make Washington, D.C., a much more polarizing figure, the subject of intense criticism and protest that pushed his business empire.
Musk appeared in an oval office dressed in black, from his doge hat to his t-shirt and blazer. He also had dark eyes given to him by his young son.
Meanwhile, Musk’s Doge’s work left his reputation badly hurt, forming a number of subtexts that brought together an oval office. Trump complained about the billionaire suffering from “slings and arrows,” and Musk said Doge has become a “bogeyman.”
Musk used bulldozes through the federal government using Doge, shutting down the entire agency and launching massive layoffs. As a result, May 30 said it had saved about $160 billion so far, far below the $2 trillion he spoke about on his campaign trajectory and the $1 trillion he pledged after Trump took office.
Critics have calculated that indiscriminate mutilation will hurt key programs, and nonpartisan researchers will revive workers whose savings are illegal to fire, defend those cases in court, and other effects such as loss of revenue by reducing the IRS. The resulting repulsion was at the expense of it.
The billionaire is now more focused on his businesses, such as Tesla, an electric car company that has been targeted by protesters and has seen sales, leaving him more focused on his business.
Five takeaways from an oval office event.
Musk says he’s still around
The exit of the mask as a leader of Doge came as his designation as a “special civil servant.”
“My time as a special government employee had to be completed. It was a limited time,” Musk said on May 30.
The billionaire vows to continue Doge’s work, calling it a “way of life” “to permeate throughout the government.”
Musk also said he will still visit and consult with Trump.
“Elon really isn’t gone, he’ll come and go…it’s his baby,” Trump said.
But Musk took steps to keep his distance from politics and the Trump administration after a turbulent era. He recently plans to spend “a lot less” money on the campaign after Trump dropped $290 million, which lost a judicial race in Wisconsin, attracting attention for criticizing Trump’s top priorities, saying it would “damage the work the Doge team is doing.”
Musk’s literal black eyes
The backlash against Doge to Doge hurts Musk’s reputation. He also recently suffered from physical pain, a result of his 5-year-old son X and “around the horse.”
“I said, ‘Go ahead and slap me in the face.’ And he did it,” Musk said in the oval office to explain his black eyes.
The injury prompted immediate speculation on social media. The 14 children in the mask were a source of appeal as they stepped into the public spotlight to lead government efficiency.
Masks closes drug use questions
The Oval Office Conference reported that the New York Times reportedly frequently used drugs such as ketamine, ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms during their campaign with Trump in 2024.
Reporters tried to ask Musk about alleged drug use during the 2024 campaign. But Musk dodged the issue and criticized the New York Times report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.
“Let’s move on,” Musk said.
Musk, CEO of Carmaker Tesla and Rocket Company Spactx and owner of Social-Media Platform X, confirmed in March 2024 that he will use prescription ketamine to combat depression attacks. He was worried about corporate executives by smoking marijuana during his 2018 podcast.
Building on the Wall Street Journal stories in January 2024, the New York Times story claims that Musk used drugs such as LSD, cocaine, ecstasy and mushrooms. The campaign was characterized by several volatile behaviours, including a mask jumping behind Trump, including a jumping on the stage behind Trump at an October rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Musk did not answer reporters’ questions related to his drug use, but he admits that he previously used “a little ketamine” and “never ever” marijuana. The New York Times reported that his ketamine use may be sufficient to affect the bladder.
Trump couple’s advice to Macron
The glow of musk from his son was not the only physical incident that appeared during an oval office event.
Trump appears to have thrust him into his face in front of the plane door where Macron’s wife’s video opened, saying, “Make sure the door remains closed.”
When asked about it, Trump downplayed the incident.
“He’s fine too. They’re fine,” Trump said. “They are two really good people I know them very well.”
Macron called speculation about the incident with his wife Bridget Macron “nonsense” and told the couple he was “joking.” The clip was filmed after the couple landed in Hanoi, Vietnam as part of their tour of Southeast Asia.
Is Diddy pardoned?
Trump also questioned the forgiveness of the rapper known as Diddy, saying that he had not been approached about it but had not ruled out the generosity move.
Fox News reporter Peter Doocey asked Trump on May 30 to ask musicians for assault and sex trafficking about the pardon of Sean Combs, a musician who is currently undergoing federal trial in New York. The two men have been friends in the past.
“Well, no one asked,” Trump replied. “I know people are thinking about it.”
Contribution: Joey Garrison
