For the past several months, it seemed like President Donald Trump and Elon Musk were inseparable. The tech billionaire and « First Buddy » championed Trump on his reelection campaign trail, slept at the White House, attended deal-making dinners at Mar-a-Lago, and chainsawed a giant hole in the government with firings and spending cuts through DOGE.
Now, Musk is saying he’s had a change of heart. On May 28th, Musk announced that he’s officially stepping away from DOGE as his « scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end. » And in the days leading up to this update, Musk has held a flurry of interviews in which he’s tried to convince his audience that he’s done with politics.
« I think I probably did spend a bit too much time on politics, » Musk said during an interview with Ars Technica. « It was just relative time allocation that probably was a little too high on the government side, and I’ve reduced that significantly in recent weeks. » For reasons we’ve explained, the idea he’s leaving politics is suspect – but he’s got good reasons to say he is.
Musk’s time as a special government employee always had a legal 130-day deadline that was up at the end of May. He isn …
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Elon Musk sure does want everyone to think he’s leaving politics