President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. will not be pulling its subsidies of Elon Musk’s companies, despite earlier threats to do so and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Wednesday indication that the U.

Antonio Gracias, an Elon Musk ally who had been involved in the DOGE effort, is no longer serving as a volunteer special government employee

Elon Musk and Donald Trump joined forces before the 2024 presidential election to help each other out. Trump needed Musk’s money to buy votes and Musk needed Trump to decimate the federal government while making sure contracts with his own companies remained untouched.

Antonio Gracias, a close associate of Elon Musk, has stepped down from his role at a US government agency focused on government efficiency after concerns were raised about potential conflicts of interest.

Even though the billionaire is no longer leading the Department of Government Efficiency effort, many key staffers — and DOGE ideas — are now more permanently embedded in the federal government.

Elon Musk's former friend, Philip Low, a neuroscientist, said in an interview with Politico that Musk would do "everything" to damage Donald Trump.

Though Trump and Musk are on the outs, workers with longstanding ties to the Tesla billionaire remain embedded in the government.

A giant bust of Elon Musk appeared in Arches National Park over the weekend with a sign protesting DOGE cuts.

The Tesla Takedown movement wants the new Los Angeles Tesla Diner to be shut down, levying furious criticism at Elon Musk