cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28539608

Speculation of Tesla CEO’s possible departure comes as his influence in the administration appears to wane

Elon Musk is reportedly set to leave his government role because he’s tired of the what he sees as a litany of vicious and unethical attacks from the left, according to a report from The Washington Post.

It remains unclear when Musk will depart as head of DOGE; his special government employee status will expire at the end of next month. A person familiar with his thinking told The Post that Musk thinks that his work at DOGE won’t be diminished because of his departure, noting that staffers have already established themselves across a slew of federal agencies.

But speculation of Musk’s possible departure comes as his influence in the administration appears to wane. The New York Times reported last week that the acting commissioner of the IRS was being replaced after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained that Musk had his preferred candidate installed without Bessent’s support. Musk has also annoyed other cabinet members by failing to coordinate with them in cost-cutting moves.

      • @[email protected]
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        199 days ago

        Elon Musk should face justice for being a foreign insurgent.

        After that, he can do whatever.

        • @[email protected]
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          89 days ago

          Well, you know, it depends. The person you are encouraging is planning to kill thousands or even millions directly or indirectly with their politics?

          Because there could be a difference between an anonymous person and a potential mass murderer.

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          28 days ago

          Elon and the damage he is causing will kill millions if he isn’t stopped. When capitalists kill it looks clean but it’s mass murder nonetheless.

      • Carighan Maconar
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        169 days ago

        Dude could be destitute in a barrel and IMO needs to lose far far more. He deserves every little shit thing that happens to him, and is one of the few people on the planet where if they have a serious roadside accident I might just suddenly remember I panic from seeing blood and hence could not stop to help them and and in my panic did not have enough clear thought to call an ambulance. And I’d do that for murderers. But not for Musk. He’s the scum that cannot die soon enough, and cannot die painfully enough.

      • Since SpaceX has done good work with very little input from him, we can hope that the board sees he has become a liability and fires him. Don’t want to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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        59 days ago

        Call of duty is a shitty series with shitty fans who you seem to be bragging about their *-phobic views. That’s nothing to brag about.

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          9 days ago

          Im not bragging, personally I hate the cod community and its toxicity, just saying that if he can’t handle some trolling in his game chat then he wouldn’t last a minute playing cod before crying to cruella de vil

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            9 days ago

            That’s fair. He definitely is more of a troll than he could stand dished back at him.