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Elon Musk Says He’ll Spend Much Less Time At DOGE As Tesla Earnings Plunge

Elon Musk will scale back his work at the Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and turn his attention back to automaker Tesla, which saw profit fall last quarter.

The billionaire, who is the world’s richest individual, blamed part of the downturn to blowback against his role at DOGE, a new entity launched by Donald Trump to unearth what it says are billions of dollars of fraud and abuse in government. Tesla showrooms have been targeted by protestors as DOGE has gutted federal departments and agencies, resulting in tens of thousands of layoffs and glitches in critical services. I’ve been on the record many times as saying that I believe lower tariffs are generally a good idea for prosperity, but this decision is finally up to the elected representative of the people, being the president of the United States.

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