Musk Heading Home

Is Elon Musk’s run as a government cost cutter coming to an end? According to a new Politico report, President Donald Trump has been telling members of his inner circle that Musk will step back in the coming weeks and return to his businesses, most notably his struggling electric vehicle maker, Tesla. 

The White House has downplayed the report, saying Musk will leave in spring as planned. But there have been mounting signs that Musk is becoming a bit of a liability for Trump. Just yesterday, Wisconsin voters elected a liberal candidate for State Supreme Court—a rebuke of Musk, who had poured millions of dollars into supporting the conservative candidate. Some opinion polls have also shown that most voters disapprove of Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency’s tactics. The billionaire’s effort to rehab DOGE’s image with a sit-down interview on Fox last week clearly didn’t do the trick.