The right-wing podcaster admitted that the Tesla CEO threw the “baby out with the bathwater” by cutting too much, too fast.

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Why is Elon Musk leaving Trump administration? Here's how much money DOGE saved and what it means for possible DOGE dividend refund checks in 2025

Elon Musk is leaving DC. People across the world of business and politics reflected on his time at DOGE and reacted to his exit.

Elon Musk’s tone on politics has changed dramatically over the past couple weeks. Although he remained gracious and supportive in his farewell Oval Office event with President Donald Trump on Friday,

Across multiple surveys, Musk's favorable ratings hover in the mid-30s to low-40s, with unfavorable ratings significantly higher.

President Trump held a public farewell in the Oval Office on Friday for his close ally and DOGE mastermind Elon Musk. Meanwhile the New York Times has new reporting about Musk's alleged drug use while on the campaign trail supporting Trump last year.

Mr. Musk, who says he will devote more time to his private companies, never came close to achieving his goal of cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget.

The Red Planet and Earth align properly for interplanetary missions just once every 26 months. The next such opportunity comes in 2026 between the months of November and December, and SpaceX will try to hit it; the goal is to send five Starship Version 3 vehicles to the Red Planet to prove out the vehicle and its associated tech, Musk said.

Elon Musk said he asked "Little X," his oldest child with the singer Grimes, to punch him in the face. "And he did," Musk said.