Elon Musk Stated He Did not Agree With Every thing Trump Did

Elon Musk mentioned he had “variations of opinion” with the Trump administration throughout his time in authorities.

“It is not like I agree with every thing the administration does,” Musk mentioned in a forthcoming interview with “CBS Sunday Morning,” a clip of which was launched on Thursday.

“I agree with a lot of what the administration does, however we have now variations of opinion. There are issues I do not totally agree with,” Musk added, although he didn’t elaborate on what these disagreements had been.

On Wednesday, Musk mentioned he was departing from the White Home DOGE workplace. The announcement capped off Musk’s 130-day tenure as a particular authorities worker with the Trump administration.

Musk’s interview with CBS came about a day earlier than he made his announcement. The total interview is about to air on Sunday.

Musk additionally informed the outlet that he’s “a bit of caught in a bind” when voicing his disagreements with the administration.

“Nevertheless it’s troublesome for me to convey that up in an interview as a result of then it creates a bone of rivalry,” Musk mentioned.

“So then, I am a bit of caught in a bind, the place I am like, nicely, I do not wanna, you understand, communicate up in opposition to the administration. However I additionally do not wanna take duty for every thing the administration’s doing,” he continued.

Musk mentioned in the identical interview that he was “disillusioned to see the large spending invoice” that Home Republicans handed on Could 22. GOP lawmakers hope that the invoice, which is now with the Senate, might be despatched to President Donald Trump’s desk by July 4.

Musk mentioned Trump’s “huge stunning invoice” will improve the funds deficit and “undermines the work that the DOGE workforce is doing.”

“I believe a invoice may be huge, or it could possibly be stunning. I do not know if it could possibly be each,” Musk informed CBS in a clip launched on Tuesday.

In November, Trump introduced that Musk would co-lead DOGE with Vivek Ramaswamy. Trump mentioned the cost-cutting outfit would conclude its work by July 4, 2026. Ramaswamy left DOGE in January, leaving Musk as its sole chief.

However Musk’s work at DOGE sparked boycotts and protests in opposition to his EV firm, Tesla. Musk additionally confronted elevated calls from traders to spend extra time on Tesla as a substitute of DOGE.

Final month, Musk mentioned in a Tesla earnings name that he would scale down his involvement with DOGE to deal with Tesla.

“My tough plan on the White Home is to be there for a pair days each few weeks. And to be useful the place I may be useful,” Musk mentioned in an interview with CNBC on Could 20.

Musk and the White Home didn’t reply to a request for remark from Enterprise Insider.