No more sleepovers and late-night ice cream: Elon Musk prepares his White House exit
Elon Musk said Wednesday that he’s in the process of stepping back from his nearly 24/7 role with the Department of Government Efficiency to focus on his businesses.
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk said Wednesday that he’s in the process of stepping back from his nearly 24/7 role with the Department of Government Efficiency to focus on his businesses.
“Now we’re getting more of a rhythm,” Musk told reporters at the White House on Wednesday evening. “And so the amount of time that it’s necessary for me to spend here is much less, and I can return to primarily running my companies, which do need me.”
Musk’s Tesla company this month reported a sizable drop in first-quarter profit and revenue.
Musk said that following an “intense” first three months of President Donald Trump’s administration — when he occasionally slept over at the White House at Trump’s invitation — he now expects to work on DOGE projects only one or two days a week and to be present in Washington every other week.
The shift will be a significant change. Musk has been a constant presence around the White House, even though he had a temporary role. He and his team have had extraordinary power over federal departments, at times butting heads with the Cabinet members who are actually in charge. And he has been a lightning rod for Trump’s critics, who are using him as a bogeyman in elections.
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