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Though Trump and Musk are on the outs, workers with longstanding ties to the Tesla billionaire remain embedded in the government.
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Trump's Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk faced resistance while attempting to reduce federal workforce and address the $37 trillion national debt.
Musk’s recent foray into public sector efficiency, via his DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) initiative has been widely viewed as, at best, failing to deliver on its promises and, at worst, actively damaging.
Former DOGE adviser James Fishback wrote to the Tesla Board urging them to ask Elon Musk to clarify his political ambitions. Fishback said his investm.
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The billionaire SpaceX, Tesla and X owner who catapulted his zealous embrace of President Donald Trump into a powerful position, slashing government spending, now risks sweeping cuts to his own bottom line after resuming the feud that led to their very public bitter split last month.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk didn't appear to like Wedbush analyst Dan Ives' suggestion that the company should rein in Musk's time spent on politics.
Musk, who supported Trump's campaign and also served as an adviser to the White House, has criticized the tax and spending bill the president is pushing.
In at least seven major departments or agencies, DOGE secured the power to view records that experts say could benefit Elon Musk’s businesses for years.
President Donald Trump has threatened to turn the Department of Government Efficiency on Musk’s companies. They’ve been immune to the cost-cutting efforts.