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Was it price it? X is asking the billion-dollar query after Elon Musk, aka Phony Stark, introduced he’s leaving the Trump administration.

Musk introduced on the platform he allegedly bought to xAI that his time main DOGE has come to an finish. He additionally wrote in the identical put up that he was grateful to Donald Trump for permitting him to run the “cost-cutting” company, which, nonetheless, didn’t obtain important cost-cutting outcomes.

The Tesla chief was appointed as a “particular authorities worker,” which allowed him to work for the federal authorities for 130 days. Musk got here on board on January 20, Felon 47’s inauguration, which suggests his tenure could be coming to an finish on the finish of Could.

Elon Musk’s announcement comes after the billionaire criticized his former boss’s legislative centerpiece of his Trump’s political agenda, his “huge lovely” finances invoice.

“As my scheduled time as a Particular Authorities Worker involves an finish, I want to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the chance to cut back wasteful spending,” Musk wrote on X.

“The @DOGE mission will solely strengthen over time because it turns into a lifestyle all through the federal government.”

Talking with the BBC, Musk defined why he was not feeling Trump’s “huge lovely invoice.”

Per BBC:

The BBC understands that the White Home will start “offboarding” Musk as a particular authorities worker on Wednesday night time.

Musk’s exit comes after he mentioned he was “dissatisfied” with Trump’s finances, which proposes multi-trillion greenback tax breaks and a lift to defence spending.

The SpaceX and Tesla boss mentioned in an interview with BBC’s US companion CBS that the invoice would enhance the federal deficit, including that he thought it “undermines the work” being achieved at Doge.

Musk’s affiliation with the MAGA motion has additionally not been helpful for his enterprise, which has been struggling since he invested in Trump and the Make America Nice Once more initiative.

Tesla is at the moment experiencing a stoop in Europe, with gross sales plummeting by practically 50 p.c, which many imagine can be the explanation Musk determined to step again from politics.

Social media has been utilizing the second to take pictures at Musk, in addition to level out that he used his time as a donor to Trump to make sure he stays rich regardless of his enterprise taking a success.

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