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Elon Musk is making his White House departure official, but both President Trump and Musk say he’ll continue "helping all the way."

Musk, who served as an adviser to Trump and led the Department of Government Efficiency, helped to lay off thousands of federal workers and eviscerated some federal agencies.

He said he’s leaving to dedicate more time to his companies, some of which have suffered since Musk entered the realm of right-wing politics.

President Donald Trump will hold a press conference Friday with Elon Musk to mark Musk’s departure from the White House.

Musk, co-founder and leader of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and The Boring Company, is leaving his job as a senior adviser after he revealed his plan to curtail political donations and criticized the centerpiece of

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