In the midst of a generalized reaction against his businesses, Elon Musk teased this week an exit at the end of the spring of the Ministry of Government (DOGE).
Musk is currently classified as what is called an employee of the special government (SGE), who is “an officer or an employee … who is appointed to perform temporary tasks, with or without compensation, for a period not exceeding 130 days for a period of 365 consecutive days”.
In an interview with Fox News, the Bret Bare Bare interviewer asked Musk if he “continues” on 130 days. “I think we will have accomplished most of the work necessary to reduce the deficit of a dollars Billion within this period,” replied Musk.
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It is quite without commitment, and Musk does not always follow commitments to withdraw from senior roles. But, assuming that the 130 -day clock started on January 20, it means that the SGE designation expires on May 30, although the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s note, “your SGE status is based on our good faith estimate that you will not work for more than 130 days.”
In the interview, Musk also defended the Doge cups, many of which have aroused demonstrations and legal challenges. “They can call it hip shot, but that’s it except that,” he said. “Which does not mean that we do not make mistakes.”
Musk’s DOGE activity had a particularly negative effect on Tesla. A Yougov report revealed that Americans are now 12.8% more likely to have a negative opinion than a positive opinion of Tesla, which increased to 35% among those who describe themselves as liberals.
Tesla sales worldwide have decreased considerably, American sales down 11% from one year to the next. Meanwhile, in Germany, where Musk recently promised its Far -right political party of AFD, sales fell 76% between February 2024 and February 2025. He also lost nearly $ 700 billion in market value since his peak of $ 1.54 billion in December 2024.
The Internet Starlink Internet service has also received its right part in recent months, following uncertainty about the continuous support of the company for Ukraine, many on social networks calling for a boycott.
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And then there is X. Friday evening, Musk announced that his startup XAI acquires X acquir X in an All-Stock transaction. The acquisition varies xai to $ 80 billion and X to $ 33 billion (or $ 45 billion with $ 12 billion in debt).
“The future of Xai and X are intertwined,” tweeted Musk. “Today, we officially cross the measure to combine data, models, calculation, distribution and talents.”
He added: “This combination will unlock an immense potential by mixing the advanced capacity and expertise of the XAI AI with the massive scope of X.”
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