The right-wing podcaster admitted that the Tesla CEO threw the “baby out with the bathwater” by cutting too much, too fast.

Across multiple surveys, Musk's favorable ratings hover in the mid-30s to low-40s, with unfavorable ratings significantly higher.

Mr. Musk, who says he will devote more time to his private companies, never came close to achieving his goal of cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget.

Elon Musk is leaving DC. People across the world of business and politics reflected on his time at DOGE and reacted to his exit.

Musk said he had "done enough" and that he will step away from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the inner-government group that has slashed federal budgets and workforces. As he prepared his goodbyes, Newsweek looked back at Musk's time in government and asked experts on whether he will have a lasting impact.

Elon Musk’s tone on politics has changed dramatically over the past couple weeks. Although he remained gracious and supportive in his farewell Oval Office event with President Donald Trump on Friday,

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Elon Musk said he asked "Little X," his oldest child with the singer Grimes, to punch him in the face. "And he did," Musk said.