Thats the news that everyone seemed to focus on.
Maybe Musk will even devote more time to his more neglected ventures like The Boring Company.
But what got less attention was the line Musk followed up with.
President Donald Trump and billionaire oligarch Elon Musk at UFC 314 at the Kaseya Center on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in downtown Miami.© Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
SGEs cant work for more than 130 days in any 365-day period.
Whos actually going to audit that?
Two days a week for 52 weeks in the year brings us to 104 days.
A protester holds a sign that reads “Mu$k Fires Our Vets” on April 19, 2024 in Oceanside, California. © Gizmodo / Matt Novak
And whos to say what counts as work in Musks eyes?
The billionaire hasnt actually declared how many days he thinks hes worked for the government so far this year.
Its a bald-faced lie, given the fact that Trump and Musk never played along with that ridiculous idea.
But it presumably insulates Musk from legal exposure for all the clearly illegal shit hes been doing.
Only Congress can create or dispose of entire federal agencies.
Weve clipped the relevant portion below and its weird to hear for yourself.
Tesla is clearly hurting as a direct consequence of Musks own choices and how people view his brands.
That is the real thing thats going on here.
This is the guy who made twoNazi-style salutesthe day Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20.
Will Musk actually step away from DOGE?
Especially if the billionaire has outlived his usefulness to Trump.
That kind of god-view access is pretty much unprecedented for a private contractor who relies heavily on government money.
And Trump needs Musks political machine to keep members of Congress in line.
The long and the short of it: Well believe Musk is actually leaving government when we see it.
Trump and Musk both say a lot of things that dont turn out to be true.
But thats not a surprise, given the fact that the company dissolved its media relations department in 2020.
Gizmodo will update this post if, by some miracle, we hear back.
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