This CNN report details Elon Musk's official departure from his role as a special government employee in the Trump administration. A White House official confirmed the start of the off-boarding process. Musk had posted on his own website, stating his scheduled time was ending and thanking President Trump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending, though he had recently criticised the president's "big, beautiful bill" which was projected to significantly increase the deficit. Veteran tech journalist Kara Swisher commented on the situation, suggesting Musk needed to focus on his businesses due to their distress and that his efforts to find significant government cuts were largely a failure, having targeted a much larger reduction initially.