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Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.

His departure, announced Wednesday evening, marks the end of a turbulent chapter that included thousands of layoffs, the evisceration of government agencies and reams of litigation. Despite the upheaval, the billionaire entrepreneur struggled in the unfamiliar environment of Washington, and he accomplished far less than he hoped.

He dramatically reduced his target for cutting spending — from $2 trillion to $1 trillion to $150 billion — and increasingly expressed frustration about resistance to his goals. Sometimes he clashed with other top members of Trump’s administration, who chafed at the newcomer’s efforts to reshape their departments, and he faced fierce political blowback for his efforts.

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[-] HorreC@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago
[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I don't think this one is, I think he's embarrassed. Notice where I got this info, it's not one of the majors. Not one of them mentioned it.

[-] HorreC@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

No I dont think its not reliable I think they are doing this publicly for those reason. We all know how fragile both of those people are, to do this spat in public where they will get the cult of personalities to face off against each other wont further the cause, this is why they are willing to do this openly, sure the socials will be dogfood but it helps with noise and the theatre of it all.

[-] MoreZombies@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Wasn't his contract naturally coming to it's end? If so, this is him trying to spin it like his choice to leave.

[-] SaltSong@startrek.website 1 points 3 days ago

Not before time.

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