Elon Musk dominated headlines almost daily during the first months of President Donald Trump's second term, but his presence in the public conversation has been noticeably lower during the past weeks.
Some attributed the change to the intense backlash Musk received as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), as well as his confrontative approach to detractors. In April, the Tesla CEO stated he anticipated "allocating far more of my time to Tesla" after its profits fell more than 70% and stocks tumbled in the first quarter, but added he would stay on "as long as the president would like me to do so and as long as it's useful."
