Elon Musk formally left his role as a special government employee last week, though he said he’ll continue to be “a friend and adviser” to President Donald Trump.

As the Department of Government Efficiency leader steps away from the White House, Elon Musk talks with "Sunday Morning" about why he believes Trump's proposed budget clashes with his team's efforts to slash the functions of government.

Elon Musk spoke to CBS this week as he departs from his voluntary government role running the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for the Trump administration: ELON MUSK: And you know, it's not like I agree with everything the administration does.

The Trump administration honored Elon Musk as the billionaire's tenure at the White House comes to an end. President Donald Trump awarded Musk a "key to the White House" in honor of his last day.

Elon Musk has left the White House with little fanfare after splitting with Trump on policy and failing to meet his DOGE savings goals.

Trump shared a Truth Social post claiming that the former president had been replaced with "robotic engineered soulless mindless entities."

Isaacman, a commercial astronaut and billionaire, is a longtime friend and business associate of Elon Musk, and Musk had lobbied President Donald Trump directly for his friend’s nomination to the role of NASA chief. Former Deputy Director of the Kennedy Space Center Janet Petro is currently acting as NASA administrator.

Donald Trump has withdrawn Jared Isaacman's nomination for Nasa administrator just before the senate confirmation vote. Isaacman, the CEO of Shift4 an