Overview

• Musk stepped down May 30 after reaching the maximum 130 days allowed for special-employee status in the Department of Government Efficiency.
• During his tenure he asserted cuts of 250,000 federal positions and $160 billion in savings though he provided limited evidence for those figures.
• He publicly criticized Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ fiscal plan for expanding the deficit, straining his relationship with the president and cabinet members.
• Following Musk’s departure, the White House withdrew Jared Isaacman’s NASA nomination over his past donations to Democratic candidates.
• Tesla and SpaceX experienced customer sell-offs and protests that underscored the business fallout from Musk’s political role