Elon Musk mentioned he had “variations of opinion” with the Trump administration throughout his time in authorities.
“It is not like I agree with all the pieces 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 fully 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 occurred a day earlier than he made his announcement. The complete interview is ready to air on Sunday.
Musk additionally informed the outlet that he’s “just a little caught in a bind” when voicing his disagreements with the administration.
“But it surely’s tough for me to deliver that up in an interview as a result of then it creates a bone of rivalry,” Musk mentioned.
“So then, I am just a little caught in a bind, the place I am like, nicely, I do not wanna, you understand, converse up towards the administration. However I additionally do not wanna take accountability for all the pieces the administration’s doing,” he continued.
Musk mentioned in the identical interview that he was “disenchanted to see the large spending invoice” that Home Republicans handed on Might 22. GOP lawmakers hope that the invoice, which is now with the Senate, will likely be despatched to President Donald Trump’s desk by July 4.
Musk mentioned Trump’s “massive lovely invoice” will enhance the funds deficit and “undermines the work that the DOGE crew is doing.”
“I feel a invoice will be massive, or it could possibly be lovely. 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 towards his EV firm, Tesla. Musk additionally confronted elevated calls from traders to spend extra time on Tesla as an alternative 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 will be useful,” Musk mentioned in an interview with CNBC on Might 20.
Musk and the White Home didn’t reply to a request for remark from Enterprise Insider.
