Chad de Guzman
Elon Musk, the billionaire tech mogul who had a near-constant presence in the tumultuous early weeks of President Donald Trump’s second-term administration, is stepping down from his official senior adviser role at the White House.
“As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” Musk posted Wednesday on the social media platform he owns, X. “The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.”
Musk’s announcement came a day after an interview clip showed him expressing dissatisfaction with Trump’s legislative priority: a giant tax-and-spending package dubbed the “big, beautiful bill.”
Like some Republican lawmakers, Musk criticized the megabill over how it would significantly raise the national debt. In an excerpt released Tuesday night of an exclusive interview with CBS that will air in full on Sunday, Musk said he was “disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases.” He added that the bill “undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing.”
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