Overview

• He departed on May 28, one day before reaching a 130-day limit that would have compelled him to testify before Congress and publish financial disclosures.
• Musk’s tenure at the Department of Government Efficiency delivered $175 billion in federal budget cuts, well short of his $1 trillion reduction goal.
• Roughly 12 percent of the 2.4 million-strong federal workforce were laid off under his cost-cutting measures, with some employees later reinstated by court rulings.
• An Ipsos-ABC/Washington Post poll found that 57 percent of Americans held a negative view of his performance in the government role.
• Tesla sales plunged and X experienced service disruptions and public backlash that executives have linked to Musk’s political engagement.