Elon Musk is exiting the White House with little to show for his cost-cutting push and a list of frustrations from his time in the Trump administration.
Musk entered politics with grand ambitions of slashing federal spending and chipping away at the $36 trillion in national debt.
But after months of serving Trump as a loyal supporter and close advisor, Musk has grown increasingly critical of the president’s fiscal policies as his own efforts fall short.
The tech billionaire announced his departure Wednesday shortly after voicing concerns about a sweeping tax and spending bill backed by Trump and congressional Republicans, which is expected to add trillions of dollars to the national debt.
“He’s running into the realities that we’ve been trying to cut government for decades and trying t