Elon Musk quits Trump administration after criticizing his “Big Beautiful Bill”

Elon Musk has just announced his withdrawal from the Trump administration, just days after publicly criticizing the president’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” in an interview on CBS Sunday Morning.

Elon Musk, who once called himself President Trump’s “first buddy,” said he is ending his government work to spend more time on his companies. Read more: nyti.ms/4jqYNxk

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This departure is likely to leave a bitter taste in her mouth, both in terms of personal and professional repercussions. Indeed, this close relationship with Donald Trump, during which he was presented as a close advisor, has provoked fierce criticism.

Musk’s image, and that of his companies, Tesla in particular, was seriously tarnished during this period of intense media exposure, marked by highly controversial stances and a form of arrogance displayed towards a significant part of his customer base at Tesla.

Many experts believe that Musk’s political choices have deeply hurt at least 20% of Tesla’s loyal customer base, a loss they consider irremediable for the brand.

In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Elon Musk expressed his disappointment at the massive spending planned in the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, pointing out that the legislation would only add to the national deficit.

In his view, it would undo the DOGE’s rigorous efforts to cut spending in several key departments, especially as the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the bill could increase the federal debt by $3.8 trillion over ten years.

Elon Musk was appointed head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with an ambitious mandate to reduce federal spending by $2,000 billion. However, this goal was quickly scaled back to $1,000 billion, and then to just $150 billion.

At the end of its mandate, the DOGE claimed $160 billion in savings, a figure that many analysts dispute, some even estimating that these measures could actually cost Americans $135 billion by 2025.

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