Friends, big news is here! Just yesterday (May 28), Tesla CEO Musk suddenly announced on social media that he would end his role as a special government employee in the Trump administration and would no longer head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This news came as unexpectedly as a Starship explosion—after all, last year he spent $290 million supporting Trump's re-election as a "big donor"; how could he just break up like that? What shocking details are hidden behind this? 🤯
1. 130 days of "Hundred Day Reform": From reform star to being besieged on all sides
After Trump regained the White House in January last year, he immediately appointed Musk as the head of the "Department of Government Efficiency," specifically responsible for cutting federal spending. Musk wasted no time, cutting 11 federal departments, firing 250,000 civil servants, and shutting down over 300 redundant projects, claiming to save taxpayers $160 billion! He even attended cabinet meetings wearing a T-shirt that said "Tech Support," truly embodying a White House "reform vanguard" 💼✨.
However, ideals are rich, while reality is like the TikTok headquarters raided by the FBI—chaos everywhere.
- Reform hits a snag: Want to reform the Federal Reserve? Received death threats ⚠️; want to cut military-industrial complex spending? Faced intense backlash.
- Backlash escalates: 253 Tesla stores nationwide were set on fire in protest, the stock price was halved 📉, and the board even quietly contacted headhunters to find his successor (though later denied, the shareholders' dissatisfaction was evident).
- Political investment goes down the drain: The conservative judges he supported lost by 10 percentage points in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, wasting $290 million 💸.
2. Fatal divergence: Musk vs. Trump's "Fiscal War"
What truly caused the rift between the two was the (Great American Beautiful Act) pushed by Trump. This act, which claims to cut $4 trillion in taxes and reduce spending by $1.5 trillion, would actually increase the U.S. deficit by an additional $3.8 trillion over the next decade! Musk angrily blasted the act during a CBS interview: "This bill completely undermines the efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency!" Especially since the bill eliminated clean energy subsidies, directly jeopardizing Tesla's business 🌞🚗.
Ironically, while Trump praised Musk as "brilliant," he also backed the act, calling it "the most important legislation in American history." The contradictions between the two became completely public—on the 28th, they didn't even have any formal conversation. White House officials revealed that Musk's departure was actually a "mutual result": Trump needed the bill to pass, while Musk had become a political burden 👋.
3. Quiet exit: Musk's "political fantasy" and commercial redemption
This 130-day political experiment ultimately ended with Musk's quiet exit. He helplessly stated: "The Department of Government Efficiency became a scapegoat in Washington, and any problem would be blamed on us." But for Tesla and SpaceX fans, this might be good news—Musk announced his return to full-time work, planning to conduct Starship test flights every 3-4 weeks, and promised to "continue to lead Tesla unless I die" 🚀💻.
Market reaction was immediate: Tesla's stock rebounded by 5%, and Wedbush analysts even raised the target price from $350 to $500, creating Wall Street's highest expectations 📈!
4. Deep insights: Silicon Valley genius vs. Washington giant, who is the real winner?
Musk's departure exposed a harsh reality: even as the world's richest man, he was unable to shake the deep-seated interests of American politics. His "Silicon Valley efficiency" appeared powerless in the face of the bureaucratic system. Just as he said at the Starship test flight site: "The Earth will eventually be consumed by the sun, but humanity's future lies on Mars." This phrase seemed like his farewell declaration to this political farce 🌍🚀.
Yet Trump's administration's "use and discard" strategy further confirmed the survival rule in Washington—there are no eternal allies, only eternal interests. Musk's 130 days were just a footnote in this power game 👑.
💬 Discuss in the comments:
- Is Musk's move a timely stop-loss, or did he ultimately fail?
- After returning to business, can Tesla and SpaceX create another miracle?
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