Elon Musk Exits Washington
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Elon Musk is leaving Washington after a short but turbulent stint in government and getting back to his numerous businesses, each with their own set of issues for the billionaire to address.
President Trump said that Elon Musk "will, always, be with us, helping all the way." Musk's tenure as a "special government employee" is formally ending.
The black eye Elon Musk sported could be seen as a metaphor for the political beating he's taken since Jan. 20.
Musk is leaving his position spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency, and he’ll be rededicating himself to running his businesses.
Musk said this week that he’s leaving his job as a senior adviser, an announcement that came after he revealed his plan to curtail political donations and he criticized the centerpiece of Trump’s legislative agenda.
The Trump administration honored Elon Musk as the billionaire's tenure at the White House comes to an end. President Donald Trump awarded Musk a "key to the White House" in honor of his last day.
President Trump has pulled his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire commercial astronaut with close ties to Elon Musk, as NASA administrator.