But as Mr Musk exits the White House, what did he achieve? And what – if anything – was in it for him? This is the time of the year that, in centuries gone by, politicians used to get out of town to escape the unpleasant humid conditions.

Elon Musk has left the White House with little fanfare after splitting with Trump on policy and failing to meet his DOGE savings goals.

At a celebratory rally after Trump’s inauguration, Musk’s White House career got off to a contentious start when he seemingly offered a straight-arm salute at the Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C., as he excitedly told the crowd: “My heart goes out to you.”

Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.

Elon Musk was a constant presence through the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second presidency.As Trump addressed reporters or signed executive orders in the Oval Office, the world’s richest man would lurk and chip in as if he had been elected to a co-presidency.

Trump confronted South Africa’s president over a far-right theory that white farmers are being killed in mass, a theory promoted by Elon Musk.

Musk warned those involved that President Trump wouldn’t bless the OpenAI data-center project in Abu Dhabi unless his xAI company was included in the deal, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has started a probe into allegations that Elon Musk-led SpaceX’s Starlink internet-satellite service was operating in the country illegally.

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa defended laws aimed at uplifting the country’s Black majority and said he is “baffled” by suggestions that they are stifling economic growth.