Sen. Ted Cruz defended Elon Musk during a Fox News interview, saying Democrats "ought to be saying thank you" to the billionaire for his unpaid work in the Trump administration, following Musk's quiet departure from his government post.
Musk had served as a "special government employee" in the Trump administration for 130 days, a role that ended on May 30. His tenure, which involved efforts to root out federal inefficiencies, drew fierce criticism from the left due to concerns over conflicts of interest and his increasingly political public statements.
