Elon Musk has prompted concern after he attended a press conference in The White House with what appeared to be a black eye. At the conference, Musk and President Donald Trump confirmed the billionaire's departure from a frontline role in the White House.

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

US President Donald Trump is set to hold a press conference on Friday with Elon Musk. This is the first public appearance of Trump and Musk together after the Tesla CEO announced his departure from DOGE.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are speaking in the Oval Office together for the last time today after the tech billionaire announced his exit from his US government role. Unusually, Trump addressed the Oval Office with a pre-written speech in a folder, rather than his usual off-the-cuff habits.

Musk announced he was leaving his administration role as Trump's senior adviser on Wednesday after he criticized the president's "big, beautiful bill."

Mr. Musk, who says he will devote more time to his private companies, never came close to achieving his goal of cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget.

Billionaire Elon Musk is expected to fall far short of even his most modest goal of shaving $150 billion from the federal deficit, having publicly opined last year that he could identify $2 trillion,

Elon Musk offered this comment as his time leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) comes to an end: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: 90% of the country knows that and they appreciate it, and they really appreciate what he did.