Elon Musk exits government, critics Trump’s strategy

Elon Musk finally confirmed the end of his time with the Trump administration, just days after publicly criticizing the president’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning. 

This departure is likely to leave him with a bitter taste, both in terms of personal and professional repercussions. Indeed, his proximity to Donald Trump, during which he was presented as a close advisor, prompted fierce criticism.

Musk’s image, and that of his companies, Tesla in particular, has been seriously tarnished during this period of intense media exposure, marked by highly controversial stances and a form of arrogance displayed towards a significant part of his customer base at Tesla.

Several experts believe that Musk’s political choices have deeply hurt at least 20% of Tesla’s loyal customer base, a loss they consider irremediable for the brand.

In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Elon Musk expressed disappointment at the massive spending planned in the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, slamming Trump’s strategy and pointing out that the legislation would only add to the national deficit.

In his view, this would undo DOGE’s efforts to cut spending in several key departments, especially since the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that this bill could increase the federal debt by $3.8 trillion over ten years.

Elon Musk was appointed head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with an ambitious mandate to reduce federal spending by $2,000 billion. However, this goal was quickly scaled back to $1,000 billion, and then to just $150 billion. at the end of its mandate, the DOGE claimed $160 billion in savings, a figure that many analysts dispute, some even estimating that these measures could actually cost Americans $135 billion in the end.