Elon Musk Doesn’t Agree With Every Trump Administration Action
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Topline Elon Musk—a key adviser to President Donald Trump who left his formal role in the government Friday—said in an interview with CBS News earlier in the week he thought criticism of his Department of Government Efficiency was “unfair” and said he doesn’t want to “take responsibility for everything this administration’s doing.” President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk on May 30, 2025 inside the … More Oval Office at the White House in Washington. The Washington Post via Getty Images Key Facts During an interview with CBS News, Musk initially shied away from questions about the impact of Trump’s tariffs on his businesses before openly discussing DOGE and what he said were “unfair” criticisms. “If there was some cut, real or imagined, everyone would blame DOGE,” Musk told CBS News’ David Pogue. He went on to discuss the administration more broadly, saying, “it’s not like I agree with everything the administration does … So it’s like, I mean, I agree with much of what the administration does. But we have differences of opinion.” Musk said he doesn’t want to “take responsibility for everything this administration’s doing,” but if he brought up his disagreements publicly it “creates a bone of contention,” saying, “I’m a little stuck in a bind.” News Peg On Tuesday, CBS News released a clip of the interview in which Musk criticized the “big, beautiful bill” Trump has been advocating for in Congress. The clip showed Musk saying he was “disappointed” about the bill, which he said “increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing.” The comments quickly made headlines, and the following day Musk confirmed his official departure from the government. Key Background Musk endorsed Trump and became a megadonor after an…
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