It was in the air for a few weeks but now there is The official announcement. From May Elon Musk, The richest man in the world entered a leg tense in the administration of Donald Trumpwill leave the guide of the Department created to measure for him and will focus on Teslahis first creature who had a collapse on the bag in recent months. «Probably next month, the time I will dedicate to Doge will decrease significantly, “said the ‘First Buddy’ in one Conference call with shareholders.
Since its founder took the field with his program of mega cuts in government has unleashed protests And retaliation In all the United States and the car manufacturer has recorded a drop by 20% in sales of in the first quarter, compared to the same period of the previous year, while the useful they went down beyond the 70%. At the news of the Musk’s back passTesla immediately climbed the 3.94% in the counterattacks After Hours to Wall Street And he continued to have a positive trend throughout the next day.
THE fixed -term public employeeslike Musk, can usually work 130 days a yeara period that will expire for him at the end of next month. However it is not yet clear when yes will resign definitively. The billionaire, who paid out further 270 million for the Trump campaign he explained that the work of the Department for Energy Efficiency It is “almost complete” and has assured that it will continue to work with the Doge team «to ensure that waste and fraud They no longer occur ». «One day or two a week. Until the president wants it, “he specified.
Musk had promised during the election campaign of cut “at least” $ 2,000 billion from the annual federal budgetbut according to an indicator of the Brookings Institution The total public spending in the calendar year 2025 is slightly higher than the levels of 2024, even if theDoge effect It is clearly visible on smaller agencies such as theUS agency for international development.
It is also to be wondered, at this point, what will happen to department that the patron of Spacex modeled in his image and likeness assuming very young and super intelligent nerds To cancel thousands of jobs And costs deemed superfluous According to their very complicated calculations.
There is not alone collapse of Tesla Behind the reasons for Musk’s step back. According to the Washington Post The billionaire is tired of having to face what he considers a series of Unpleasant and immoral attacks by the Democrats and disagreements With some members of the administration they are becoming unsustainable. The clash It has tightened in recent weeks especially with the Economic councilor of the President, Peter Navarrothearchitect of the duties policy which in the long run could also damage Tesla. Just a few weeks ago Musk called him “an idiot», After the other had liquidated him as”A car assembly», With pieces that come from Japan and Chinaand not a producer. And also with the same Donald In recent times, Elon has collided. Like when he tried to convince him to adopt a more line soft on rates including those against the China.