Musk Says He Got 'Too Involved' With Politics, DOGE
Musk said he got carried away in politics but defended DOGE, which he said would cut up to $2 trillion in spending.
- On Thursday, CEO Elon Musk told The Economist he 'got carried away' and was 'a little too involved in politics' while leading the Department of Government Efficiency during President Donald Trump's second term.
- Musk defended DOGE's work, though the department's calculations showed only $214 billion in savings, falling far short of his initial promise to cut $2 trillion from the national deficit within one year.
- Statistical tracker Impact Counter documented more than 780,000 deaths within the first year of USAID funding cuts, including more than 518,000 children, directly contradicting Musk's claim that 'zero people died because of DOGE.'
- A Yale study found Tesla lost up to 1.26 million sales due to political fallout during the administration's early months, highlighting the financial cost of Musk's political involvement.
- Reaffirming his support despite his recent acknowledgment of overstepping, Musk stated Trump's team is 'excellent' on balance, though he is 'not going to agree with everything any administration does.
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Elon Musk Regrets Trump Alliance, Says He 'Got Carried Away'
Francis Chung - Pool via CNP / MEGAFrancis Chung - Pool via CNP / MEGA Elon Musk appears to regret becoming so deeply involved in politics alongside Donald Trump during the president’s second-term administration. When Trump returned to office, Musk took on a prominent role leading the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), only for the initiative to be scaled back and effectively dissolved just months later. Since then, the relati…
Elon Musk: I Went Too Far With Politics
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