Why his commitment to Trump became a risk for himself
It was one of the most spectacular staffing in the Trump government, which is not exactly poor administration of the curiosities. He was supposed to combat bureaucratization and save billions of billions. Instead, there are strange appearances with a hat in cheese form and Video conferences with AfD boss Alice Weidel in memory. After 130 days, Elon Musk left the White House, US President Donald Trump adopted him on Friday from his office as a « special government agent ». The two struggle to make the work of the richest person in the world appear in golden light. « It will be his last day, but not really because he will always be there and will help us on all way, » Trump announced about his online language tube Truth Social. « Elon is great! »
But even if the big bang that some had expected in the collaboration of two unconventional alpha animals – the political liaison does not end without crunching. In particular, Trump’s plans for tax cuts didn’t like Musk at all. He was « disappointed, » he said in an interview with the broadcaster CBS. The undermine of its cost reduction program Doge (« Department of Government Efficiency »). « I think I spent a little too much time with politics », also an insight from Musk.
Elon Musk: The jar of once became an oath
In fact, the latter should be an assessment that many share. Because the busy the 53-year-old moved to the Washington circles of power, the more his reputation suffered as a serious businessman. The unconventional thousand passassa of yore was suddenly considered a valley at the border of madness. And that had consequences: The e-car manufacturer Tesla, founded by Musk, literally got into skid. After the first four months of the year, Tesla had to cope with a minus of a good 46 percent in Europe alone to only 41,677 newly approved cars. Even in Germany, fire sets flew to Tesla vehicles. The American folk singer Joan Baez Unken after a car accident: « I bought a Tesla and put it against a tree after a few minutes. You can see that as a sign of God. » Analyst Dan Ives from Wedbush Securities estimates that the Damage to the brand With Musk’s actions, Tesla demand could permanently push by 15 to 20 percent.
A tech billionaire-Microsoft founder Bill Gates-suggested harder tones and accused Musk that he would be responsible for the death of millions of children in poorer countries. « The richest man in the world kills the poorest children in the world, » he said. Musk had tended to have thrown the US Development Aid Organization in the « wood chopper » on a weekend. Instead of being celebrated by left -wing liberals for his commitment to environmental protection and the expansion of solar roofs, he became the mouthpiece of the right scene. He seems to like the new role. « Elon wants to be liked by the Americans, » says his father Errol Musk, a South African. Many observers see the origin of many behaviors in Musk’s childhood: he grew up in South Africa of racial segregation, his father considered violence to be an adequate means of child rearing. When President Trump recently accused the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa of the « genocide » to the white population, the assumption was obvious that Musk might have whispered.
What did Trump do in the White House?
Musk and Trump connected an unusually tight relationship. The tech entrepreneur was already there at Trump’s first phone call with the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj. After the election, he was so often on Mar-A-Lago, the President’s estate in Florida, that it was rumored that he had moved in there. Musk was on family photos of the Trumps and brought his youngest son – he has a total of 14 children of four women – to the Oval Office. He donated more than $ 250 million for the republican election campaign. For this he was publicly showered by Trump with praise.
The spirits differ whether his work in the White House was a success. According to “Doge”, around $ 160 billion saved. But this number is questioned by critics. Among other things, they speak that some had been counted twice or saved in front of « Doge ». Musk had spoken of this in the election campaign to save even costs of two trillion dollars. Even among government members, he not only made friends with his kind. According to media reports, he and Finance Minister Scott Bessen are said to have shouted so hard in the White House that employees had to intervene.
Musk now wants to devote himself to his company again. In addition to partnership in Tesla, SpaceX (space travel), Starlink (satellite-based Internet) and X (social media/formerly Twitter), Neuralink (brain computer interfaces) and The Boring Company (tunnel boring machines) include Musk Consortium. His assets are estimated at $ 400 billion. (with dpa)
