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Last Updated:May 01, 2025, 13:22 IST
Donald Trump told Elon Musk during a meeting, "The vast majority of the people in this country really respect and appreciate you."
Donald Trump and Elon Musk (Photo: Reuters)
US President Donald Trump said tech billionaire Elon Musk could work for the White House as long as he wanted but he understood that the Tesla CEO wanted to get back to his businesses. This comes after Elon Musk said last month that he will step back from his role as the unofficial head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to focus more on his car company Tesla.
“The vast majority of the people in this country really respect and appreciate you," Donald Trump told Elon Musk during a White House cabinet meeting, which may be his last before giving up his DOGE role.
He said, “And you know you’re invited to stay as long as you want", adding that Elon Musk may want “to get back home to his cars."
Elon Musk’s company Tesla has suffered significant brand damage from his political work. Showrooms of the company were hit by vandalism and boycott calls in Europe and the United States in a backlash against public service cuts introduced by Elon Musk in his DOGE role.
“You really have sacrificed a lot. They treated you very unfairly," Donald Trump said, to which Elon Musk responded, “They did like to burn my cars, which is not great."
David Sacks, a member of the Donald Trump administration, earlier said that Elon Musk would not be leaving DOGE but reducing his role. This was the same plan he carried out during his takeover of Twitter in 2022, he said.
“Once he felt like he had a mental model and he had the people in place that he trusted, he can move to more of a maintenance mode," David Sacks said.
Location :Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
First Published:News world Trump Says Elon Musk Can Stay As Long As He Wants Amid White House Exit Reports
