Elon Musk has formally introduced heβs stepping down as a U.S. particular authorities worker and the de facto head of the Division of Authorities Effectivity, higher often called DOGE.Β
The transfer follows Muskβs cooling relationship with the Trump administration and slumping Tesla gross sales tied to his political advocacy. Regardless of his introduced departure, Musk gave a shout-out to President Trump for the possibility to sort out authorities waste, and he insisted that DOGEβs mission isnβt going anyplace anytime quickly. Since launching, the group has already slashed budgets throughout companies, minimize jobs, shut down departments, and stirred up loads of controversy alongside the way in which.
Immediately, on Trendsterβs Fairness podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff, and Anthony Ha unpack who else is departing DOGE, and why Silicon Valleyβs relationship with politics is coming into, as Kirsten put it, the βdiscover outβ stage.
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