Elon Musk He said goodbye this Friday from the White House After 130 days at the head of the agency in charge of reduce federal expenditurea position that leaves in the middle of a growing distancing With the president of the United States, Donald Trumpand with the aim of focusing again on their companies.
Despite recent differences, Trump said goodbye to Musk, qualifying him as “One of the world’s largest business leaders”while the richest man in the world said he will continue to visit the president, whom he defined as a “friend.”
These are the most prominent moments of the brief and controversial passage through the government of Musk, CEO of Tesla and Spacex and owner of the social network X.
Nazi greeting?
Musk was one of the most commented figures since the day of the Trump’s investiture. During the ceremony, on January 20, at the end Many compared to the Nazi greeting.
The entrepreneur, a sympathizer of the German extreme right party Alternative for Germany (AFD)sharply denied those accusations and explained that it was “A strange gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi greeting”.
Milei’s chainsaw
The tycoon was appointed by Trump to lead the newly created Government Efficiency Department (Doge)with the mission of drastically reduce public spending and, therefore, the Argentine president, Javier Mileigave him a chainsaw During the CPAC conservative summit, as a symbol of support for your Crusade against the “waste”.
Although Musk marked the objective of saving a billion dollars, then reduced the goal to 150,000 million.
What did you do this week?
At the head of the Doge, Musk promoted the closure of federal agencies and established a weekly evaluation system: it demanded public employees to send an email detailing their achievements of the week to justify your permanence.
The measure generated controversy from the beginning. Several departments recommended their workers Ignore the emails or respond them voluntarily and in the most general way possible to protect confidential data.
The White House, a Tesla concessionaire
In March, Trump and Musk turned the South Porch of the White House in one Tesla cars exhibitionof which five models were shown as part of a advertising strategy To improve the image of the entrepreneur, questioned by his role in the doge.
During the event, Trump hit the body of a Cybertruck When Musk said it was “bulletproof” And the scene culminated with the president uploaded to a Red model swho said he bought, although he later confessed that he did not understand the dashboard: “It’s all computer.”
With the son in tow
Musk, which often alerts about the demographic decline in western countries, surprised several times by attending official acts Accompanied by his son X æ A-12, five years old. For some critics, the presence of the minor was a calculated attempt to humanize your public image.
One of the most viral moments occurred during a press conference in the oval office, when The boy went down to Trump and seemed to ask him to shut up.
Casual clothing at the White House
Another very commented aspect was Musk’s dress during his stage as an official, since, in contrast to the usual protocol, he used to attend official meetings and acts with black shirts and caps with messages such as ‘Make America Great Again’Trump’s motto.
Musk had permission to dress like this, unlike the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenskiwho was very criticized for Trumpism for going to the Oval Office without a suit or tie.
Criticism of the Trump Fiscal Plan
Hours before announcing his government departure, Musk expressed his frustration before the ambitious fiscal plan baptized by Trump as “Great and beautiful bill”with which he said to be “upset” Because the public deficit increases and raises spending, something that “Socava”, he said, his work at the head of the doge to reduce waste.
“A bill can be large or can be beautiful, but I don’t know if both can be “He told CBS channel in an unusual criticism of the president.
Before, Musk had loaded against the tariff policy of the Republican, requested a exemption from taxes for the European Union and came to call “idiot” to one of Trump’s economic advisors.
