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Musk says he’ll spend less time working with Trump after Tesla profits sink

Elon Musk speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025 [Alex Brandon/AP Photo]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he will scale back his work with the administration of United States President Donald Trump following a steep plunge in the electric carmaker’s first-quarter profits.

Musk, who leads Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said on Tuesday that he would allocate “far more” of his time to running Tesla and cut back his work in the government to one or two days per week from May.

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