The billionaire head of the U.S. DOGE Service clashed with Trump Cabinet officials well before he announced he would soon head back to Tesla.

Elon Musk said he would keep doing part-time work for the Trump administration beyond next month, raising more questions about his role and whether the White House is following the rules.

I'll continue to advocate for lower tariffs rather than higher tariffs, but that's all I can do,” Musk said about Trump’s tariffs.

Tesla investor Ross Gerber slammed Elon Musk as "delusional" after the company's earnings call on Tuesday. Newsweek reached out to Tesla for comment via email Tesla held their first earnings call on Tuesday since Musk joined President Donald Trump's administration.

Tesla’s profit slid last quarter, as the company struggled to overcome a reputational hit from Chief Executive Elon Musk’s polarizing role in the Trump administration. Musk said he would devote less time to his work at the Department of Government Efficiency from next month,

Tesla boss Elon Musk has pledged to "significantly" cut back his role in the US government after the electric car firm reported a huge drop in profit and sales for the start of this year. Musk has led the newly created advisory body - the Department for Government Efficiency (Doge) - since last year,

Elon Musk says he’ll be spending less time in Washington slashing government costs and more time running Tesla after his electric vehicle company reported a big drop in profits. Musk said on a conference call with analysts Tuesday that “now that the major work of establishing Department of Government Efficiency is done,