Elon Musk officially leaves DOGE: Donald Trump loses his self -proclaimed “minister of AI”
There were only a few days left before the law forced him to publish his finances and respond to the congress. Elon Musk, who had joined the Trump administration in January to Pilot the DOGE (Department of Government Effectiveness)announces its withdrawal. Officially, it returns to its industrial priorities. Unofficially, he leaves a ship in difficulty, both political and technological. A timed outing, the day after a black weekend for the X network, and in a context of crisis at Tesla.
Crisis at Tesla, breakdown on X: Elon Musk leaves politics to “sleep in the conf” rooms “
Since January, the boss of Tesla and SpaceX had attempted an unprecedented foray into the Arcana of Washington. Appointed by Trump to lead the brand new Doge, Musk had to embody “startup” oriented governance: deletions of expenditure, frank cuts, digitization with forced march.
But the promise of massive savings – $ 2,000 billion on the mandate – melted as snow in the sun. According to the most serious estimates, barely 160 billion would have been identifiedand again, at the cost of unpopular decisions.
On May 24, a massive breakdown paralyzes X, the social network owned by Musk, strengthening the idea of an overly extensive, too fragile digital empire. Two days later, he announced his departure from the government. The timing is not trivial: beyond 130 days of function, the law would have forced it to reveal its financial situation, including its cross-investments between public and private enterprises.
In a laconic declaration on X, Musk evokes a return to his fundamentals: sleeping on office sofas, relaunching production, preparing the next starship shot. But the background is more troubled: Tesla sales are in free fallthe board of directors is cracking, and the promises of AI made in xai are slow to materialize.
“Doge’s mission – reduce waste, fraud and abuse – will certainly continue”said White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt in a statement. “DOGE employees integrated into the various agencies will continue to work with President Trump’s office to make our government more effective.”
This precipitated outing is less like a strategic retreat than an elegant leak. The Doge, whose very name was flirting with sarcasm, is found without captain. And Musk, more than ever, returns to his favorite playground: the race against the clock, the innovation under pressure … and the media dodge as a bonus.
