The time of tech billionaire Elon Musk in Washington has expired. His use as a “special government agent” came to an end, wrote Musk at his online platform X. According to US rules, this status is limited to 130 days. In principle, it was clear that Musk had to give up the position at the end of May. At the same time, according to media reports, US President Donald Trump has been considered to extend the deadline through part-time. He announced a month ago that he would spend less time than Trump’s cost lower in the government apparatus from May. Instead, he will again take care of the interests of the electric car manufacturer Tesla he led. At the same time, Musk said that he wanted to continue to be involved in government tasks for a day or two a week – if Trump wanted to do that. The President did not try to stop Musk: You have to let him go so that he could take care of cars and rockets of his space company SpaceX again, Trump said at the time. Us developmental aid in the “Holzhäcksler” was a musc Formally, the committee Doge formed for this did not lead to how the White House captured in court documents. At X, Musk Trump thanked “for the possibility to shorten wasteful expenses”. According to Doge, Doge has saved around $ 160 billion. But this number is questioned by critics. Among other things, they speak of the fact that a lot has been counted – or have been saved before Doge. Musk had spoken in the election campaign of saving two trillion dollars. Musk was more unpopular through his approach to Washington. Another tech billionaire – Microsoft founder Bill Gates – even accused him of being responsible for the future death of millions of children in poorer countries. Musk had tended to have thrown the US Development Aid Organization in the “wood chopper” on a weekend. In addition to Musk’s right political views, the activities in Washington were another reason, especially for some US buyers, no longer buying Teslas. Conflicts with government membership musk had put more than $ 250 million in Trump’s election campaign and had become a confidante. At the beginning of Trump’s term of office, Musk was often seen next to the president. However, one cut was the vote on an important judge’s post in the state of Wisconsin. Musk fell into the election campaign – but the Republican candidate he supported lost. Some observers said that Musk’s help had the opposite effect. There were also conflicts with government members – the musk lost. According to media reports, he and Finance Minister Scott Bessen are said to have smelled so hard in the White House that employees had to intervene. With the expiry of the time in Washington, Musk’s first words of criticism. In an interview by the broadcaster CBS, he said that he was “disappointed” about the legislative package with considerable tax cuts through the President in the House of Representatives. It undermined Doge’s cost reductions, argued Musk.
