Elon Musk's tenure in the Trump administration began like an incendiary rocket launch but concluded Thursday with a relatively boilerplate parting words from the White House.
Karoline Leavitt thanked the SpaceX and Tesla founder on behalf of the White House Thursday hours after he announced online that his tenure as a ‘Special Government Employee’ was ending.
‘Of course, as you know, Elon Musk announced last night his departure as an official special government employee from the Trump administration. We thank him for his service. We thank him for getting those off of the ground and the efforts to cut waste, fraud and abuse,’ said Leavitt, as Musk’s 130-stint came to a conclusion.
President Trump said back in April that Musk would be leaving in 'a few months,' adding that 'I want him to stay as long as possible' but adding, 'There’s going to be a point where he’s going to have to leave.'
Musk has been conducting a series of interviews timed to his departure, and used one of them with CBS to rip the 'big, beautiful bill' that squeaked through the House. It is Trump's top legislative priority and contains a $4.5 trillion extension of the Trump tax cuts – though the White House hit back on Congressional Budget Office cost estimates Thursday.
