Out of “shadow president”? Trump consultant Elon Musk supposedly before retreat

Does the controversial tech multimalistary Elon Musk soon discharge his government job as a consultant of US President Donald Trump? In any case, this reported the magazine “Politico” on Wednesday. The message hit Washington like a bomb and sent the course of Musk’s electric car company Tesla on a high altitude on the New York Wall Street.

Musk’s chainsaw course against the state apparatus had sparked angry protests in the United States in recent weeks. In Germany, his support for the AfD met with sharp criticism. “Politico” said Trump to his environment that the 53-year-old musk will stop in the coming weeks as a consultant for “state efficiency” and return to his companies. Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt called the article “garbage” – but she did not deliver hard dementia.

Musk like Trump both “had” publicly explained that Elon will leave the public service as a special government agent when his incredible work “was done”, Leavitt wrote in Musk’s online service X. It has not yet been clear in a few weeks.

Musk had pumped almost $ 280 million in Trump’s election campaign last year. The richest man in the world was then rewarded with the position of government consultant for “state efficiency”. In this role, Musk and the Efficiency Department of Doge then drove radical cuts of personnel and funds in the federal authorities.

Most recently, however, it seemed as if Musk was more a burden for Trump than a political miracle weapon. For example, the campaign aid of the South African -born fell for a judge in the state of Wisconsin favored by Trump, the candidate supported by the Democrats prevailed in the election on Tuesday. Because of Musk’s numerous appearances in the White House – once even with his four -year -old son – he was quickly considered a “shadow president”. However, he looked for the shadow less than the spotlight and stole the show the 78-year-old Trump.

U.S. citizens were concerned about democracy reacted to the abundance of power of the unspecified musk and his clearcut course with angry protests in front of Tesla branches and boycott calls. Again and again Tesla vehicles went up in flames. Critics also accuse Musk a massive conflict of interest, since his own companies could benefit from the deletion of government requirements and the weakening of supervisory authorities.

Musk’s use for Trump, however, harmed him economically. Tesla only reported a collapse worldwide on Wednesday. In Germany, many customers apparently boycotted the e-cars with the curved “T” for Musk’s advertising for the AfD before the Bundestag election in February.

The father of 13 to 14 children from different relationships – the exact number of his children is unclear – likes to staged himself as a rebellious entrepreneur and friend of the provocation. Reactions caused outraged reactions that he took the right arm to raise his right arm immediately after Trump’s taking office in front of cheering followers. He himself denied that he meant the fascist gesture.

The report on Musk’s withdrawal burst in the middle of the “Freedom Day” for the US economy. The president actually wanted to attract attention worldwide with new customs announcements. Musk, however, stole the show again.