“We expected it to do so for this time,” the president told the press in the Oval Office After being questioned about the permanence of the businessman in his government.
Musk announced on Tuesday that from May it will reduce to “one or two days”The time he dedicates to the controversial Government Efficiency Department (Doge) to pay more attention to Tesla.
“In Some time we will have to let it go”He warned Trumpafter defending the work of Musk in front of the Doge ensuring that he has saved him “big money“To the country.
The decision of Musk It happened after Tesla will report one Fall of net benefits by 71 % In the first quarter of the year to be reduced to US $ 409 million.
The businessman said that although the work that Doge is doing “is very important”And that has made“ great progress in responding to Malgasto and the fraud” in it Executive federal United Statesmost of the work to establish the department is finished.
“I think I will continue one day or two a week while the president (Donald Trump) Whatever I do it and while I am useful. But from next month I will dedicate much longer to Tesla“He explained.
Tesla It has been the target of several protests in USA, Canada, Germany and the Scandinavian countries, among other places, motivated by the entrepreneur’s interference in the policy.
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In that sense, the US president considered that Musk It has been “Treaty very unfairly”For the public for their work in front of Dogewhich has promoted thousands of layoffs of Federal workers.
Trump has not spoken with Musk About his decision, but clarified that he will soon.