Once a fixture at the Republican president's side, dressed in t-shirts and MAGA baseball caps, Musk had shown growing disillusionment with the obstacles faced by DOGE even as it cut a brutal swath through the US bureaucracy. — AP
WASHINGTON: Elon Musk stormed into US politics as President Donald Trump's chainsaw-brandishing sidekick. Four turbulent months later it's the tech tycoon himself on the chopping block.
Trump hailed Musk as "terrific" as he announced that they would hold a joint press conference on May 30 as the South African-born magnate leaves the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
