The departure of a man who once appointed himself Trump’s “first buddy” was quick and unceremonious. Musk did not have a formal conversation with Trump before announcing he was leaving the administration, according to a source with knowledge of the matter, who added that his exit was decided “at a senior staff level.”

  • Kirp123@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    It did. I remember media saying he was out at least once or twice before. But he was still there so IDK. It’s probably just smoke so people don’t look too much into it.

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      Exactly. They’ve realized Elon is deeply disliked by everyone. He’s too rich to just cut out entirely, so they’re just taking the cameras away from him.