Elon Musk, who has been one in every of Donald Trump‘s closest and most influential allies, has exited the administration 128 days into the President’s second time period.

On Wednesday, Musk took to his personal social media platform X to share the information.

“As my scheduled time as a Particular Authorities Worker involves an finish, I want to thank President [Donald Trump] for the chance to cut back wasteful spending,” Musk wrote. “The
[DOGE] mission will solely strengthen over time because it turns into a lifestyle all through the federal government.”

AP confirmed Musk’s exit with a White Home staffer who requested to stay nameless.

Musk’s departure from the Trump administration comes simply at some point after the Tesla founder criticized Trump’s “large, stunning invoice,” which seeks to create main tax breaks for the rich, whereas additionally allocating extra funds to army spending and immigration points. This is able to all come at the price of slashing clear power, diet, schooling and well being packages.

“I used to be upset to see the huge spending invoice, frankly, which will increase the price range deficit, not simply decreases it,” Musk instructed CBS’s “Sunday Morning.” He went on to say that the invoice “undermines the work” of his Division of Authorities Effectivity, or DOGE, including that the proposed laws “might be large or it could possibly be stunning. However I don’t know if it could possibly be each.”

Musk spent greater than $250 million on Trump’s marketing campaign and joined inside the first days of his second time period as a “particular authorities worker” tasked with slashing extreme authorities spending. When he joined the administration, he set forth to cut back the federal price range by $1 trillion, a aim he fell nicely wanting, in keeping with the New York Instances.