Elon Musk formally left his role as a special government employee last week, though he said he’ll continue to be “a friend and adviser” to President Donald Trump.

Most of Donald Trump’s aides and officials are happy to see the back of tech billionaire Elon Musk, according to The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman. Musk, the world’s richest person, left his controversial role as a special government employee last week.

For now, DOGE "is going to continue just as a way of life," Musk told Pogue. "And I'll have some participation in that, but as I say publicly, my focus has to be on the companies at this point." But as Pogue pointed out during the segment,

Elon Musk Voices Strong Criticism Over Trump's "Big, Beautiful" Tax Bill | Firstpost America | N18G Elon Musk publicly criticises President Donald Trump's flagship tax bill, warning it increases the US deficit and undermines cost-cutting efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency,

In a recent interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, deflected questions about his ally Donald Trump's policies. The interview started with reporter David Pogue asking Musk about his views on Trump's administration's policies,

Elon Musk clashed with a reporter after being questioned about his stance on President Donald Trump's policies. In one of his first interviews since leaving the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),

President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office. The billionaire entrepreneur is ending his work in the administration on Friday.

Donald Trump's longtime "fixer" predicts things will get ugly between the president and Elon Musk. Michael Cohen, the president's former personal attorney who has since become an ardent critic, told MSNBC's "The Weekend: Primetime" on Sunday that Trump and his billionaire benefactor's "bromance" would soon come to an end,

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) promised to subpoena Tesla CEO Elon Musk once her Democratic Party has the majority in the House, which she predicted could happen with the midterm elections. Musk finished working at the Department of Government Efficiency in the capacity of a non-career special government employee this past week.