President Donald Trump said Elon Musk is “really not leaving” as he held a news conference Friday to mark the end of the Tesla CEO’s tenure as a special government employee overseeing the U.S. DOGE Service.

The billionaire’s exit from DOGE throws the panel’s future into uncertainty, but Musk says he will remain an ‘adviser’.

Watch live as President Donald Trump hosts Elon Musk in a final White House press event on Friday (30 May), a few days after the Tesla billionaire announced that he would be stepping back from the administration.

The tech billionaire led the Department of Government Efficiency on a mission to dramatically cut federal spending which saw thousands of jobs axed.

But Musk’s highly visible presence in Washington has ended, a POLITICO analysis found. In Trump’s rapidly evolving second presidency, Musk’s monopoly on political discourse, news coverage and social media seems to have broken — driven in part by how Trump and Republicans have all but stopped talking about him.

The display of unity between President Trump and Elon Musk comes after Musk issued a series of criticisms of Trump's policies, both directly and through his companies.

Billionaire Elon Musk took to social media to thank President Trump as his special government employee role with the DOGE comes to a close.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk watch during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool, File) Elon Musk,

Elon Musk’s tone on politics has changed dramatically over the past couple weeks. Although he remained gracious and supportive in his farewell Oval Office event with President Donald Trump on Friday,

President Trump and Elon Musk speak to reporters from the Oval Office ... For quick viewing, C-SPAN provides Points of Interest markers for some events. Click the play button and tap the screen ...

Mr Musk, 53, the world’s richest man, went on to become a central figure in the Trump White House, leading an initiative to slash spending and shrink the federal workforce. He has spoken openly about his drug use, saying that he took “a small amount” of ketamine, about once a fortnight, as a prescribed treatment for black moods.