Will Elon Musk soon resign as a consultant of Donald Trump? – Diepresse.com
The Tesla boss is responsible for thousands of dismissals. Apparently Trump now wants to get rid of him, even though he « is satisfied with his work ». As a « Special Government Employee », Musk should not work for the government more than 130 days a year.
Elon Musk’s sensational career as top consultant Donald Trumps and at the head of the Efficiency Authority Doge could soon be over: According to a report by the well-informed magazine « Politico », the Tesla« Return » in the next few weeks « . The US President personally told his closest confidants, including several government members.
Trump personally is satisfied with the work of Musk, who is responsible for the release of thousands of employees in public authorities, as well as for radical cuts. In the account of the tech billionaire, the richest man in the world, the dismantling of the US development agency goes, among other things USAID. Finally, Trump ordered the dissolution of the Ministry of Education by decree.
Increasingly unpopular
But the increasing unpopularity apparently puts the boss of Tesla under pressure. Trump has already indicated reporters in the past few days that the authority has not been dependent on Musk.
The anger on Musk has recently increased in the USA – and even worldwide. There were protests across the country In several countries worldwide to boycott campaigns against Musk and his companymost recently Tesla shares crashed massively.
Numerous lawsuits run against Trump and Musk’s approach. Finally, Musk also mingled with the election campaign to replace an important position on Supreme Court of the US state of Wisconsin: Musk offered every citizen in Wisconsin $ 100 for the signing of a petition against « activist judges »-a conservative code word for judges who consider Trump and Musk as an obstacle to the implementation of their politics. Three individual voters each received one million dollars for the signing of the petition. The action was sued. The liberal candidate, Susan Crawford, who wanted to prevent Musk, won.
Post without decision -making power
Formally, Musk has no decision -making power, officially he is only a advisor to the White House. It bears the status of a « special government employee », which means that he can only be active for the government for a maximum of 130 days over a period of 365 days.
The question remains open how it continues after the musk’s departure. In front of reporters, Trump said on Monday in the Oval Office that he couldn’t say that yet. However, a future of Doge without Musk would be possible: « I can only say that many of the people who work with Doge are the secretaries and heads of the various authorities, and they learned a lot, » said Trump. « You are dealing with the multi-people, » he added. « I think some of them will try to keep the Doge people with them, but you know, at some point it will be over, I think. »
No official statement
The US government initially had no statement on the report. The Tesla share, on the other hand, increased significantly. Before the “Politico” report, she was even more than six percent in the red in the afternoon, she was almost four percent in the plus of just under $ 280 ($ 259.55). (Red)
