Trump says Musk is ‘not really leaving’

Washington – Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, who tried to cut jobs and programs throughout the Federal Government under the direction of Trump, stood by President Trump on Friday as a government employee. But no man was clear whether Musk’s active hand in the government was really over.

The unity demonstrations come after Musk, the entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX. A series of criticism Trump’s policies, both directly and through their companies, and reporting that billionaires trust strong drugs while serving as the confidant of Trump, and reports.

“Nobody likes him, Tr Trump said at the White House event. “He had to pass through military service and arrows, which is a shame, because an incredible patriotic.”

“Most of the people of Doge, Elon, are left behind. So they don’t leave. And Elon doesn’t really leave, Tr Trump added. “It will be back and forth, I think there is a feeling. This is his baby.”

Musk praised the Dogge team, the abbreviation of the Government Productivity Program, for saying that they were $ 175 billion in government expenditures. The program initially set a higher target to reduce $ 2 trillion, and it is unclear whether the Treasury section of the Musk’s team met the financial service office and even the revised figure. certification An increase in federal expenditures during this time last year.

“The Doge team is doing an incredible job, Mus Musk said. “I will continue to visit this place and become friends and advisors to the President.”

It will have legal conclusions whether Musk continues in the role. As a private government employee, Musk is obliged to terminate his service since the maximum working time allowed for 130 days is passed.

A group of 14 states argued that Musk’s working status was a matter for the Trump administration to put it in the role of a strong government before a Senate approval process.

A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday Musk’s first appointment could be questionedHe states that he occupies a constant position ”and“ implements an important authority ”, and opens a broader legal difficulty in the conformity of his work for Dogge.

In a series of interviews that led to an official separation from the government, Musk said that he plans to reduce his political expenditures forward and in pursuit of legislation that would balloon the Trump administration and congress republican national deficit, contrary to the mission of Doge.

This week’s departure comes after the New York Times reported. Musk’s heavy use of ketamineAfter a strong anesthetic drug and a detailed Wall Street Journal article Musk’s attempts to block Trump Openai’s general manager Sam Altman and Sam Altman, a personal enemy of the Musk, pursues partnerships on artificial intelligence that will benefit.

Musk’s time in the government was marked with more than one setback for his companies. SpaceX did not meet the basic engineering milestone for Starship, a critical super -heavy rocket ship, critical for the US efforts to return people to the moon and to reach Mars. Electric vehicle company Tesla saw a 71% decrease in profit. The first quarter of 2025 and 50% decrease in stock value From the heights In December.

“I think I spent some time for politics,” He told Musk Ars TechnicaA scientific and technology broadcast in an interview on Tuesday.

“Not seems to be separated from companies,” he added. “It was a relative time allocation that was probably a little too high on the government side, and I significantly reduced it in recent weeks.”