Musk Bids Goodbye to Job in Trump Administration

Departure quick and unceremonious after he criticises spending Bill

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WASHINGTON - Billionaire Tesla chief executive Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after a tumultuous period working to restructure the federal government, a White House official confirmed.

A White House official told Reuters it was accurate Mr. Musk is leaving the administration and his "off-boarding will begin tonight."

Mr. Musk earlier on May 28 thanked US President Donald Trump as his time as a special government employee as part of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) draws to an end, he said in a post on social media platform X.

His departure was quick and unceremonious. He did not have a formal conversation with Mr. Trump before announcing his departure, according to a source with knowledge of the matter, who added that his exit was decided "at a senior staff level."

While the precise circumstances around his exit were not immediately clear, he leaves a day after criticizing the Trump administration's marquee tax bill, calling it too expensive and a measure that would undermine his work with Doge.

Some senior White House officials, including Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, were particularly irked by those comments, and the White House was forced to call Republican senators to reiterate Mr. Trump's support for the package, a source familiar with the matter said.