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Elon Musk’s painful departure
The Tesla founder’s much-heralded war on government waste has had uncertain results.
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Mr Elon Musk’s looming exit from Washington brings the oddest chapter of Mr Donald Trump’s presidency to an early close.
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Edward Luce
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What began with a chainsaw is ending in a whimper. Mr Elon Musk’s looming exit from Washington brings the oddest chapter of US President Donald Trump’s presidency to an early close.
By his own metrics, Mr Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) has failed. Far from achieving his touted US$2 trillion (S$2.6 trillion) in savings, Doge may end up costing the taxpayer. He has meanwhile brought harm on Tesla, where he will soon return. Was there a hidden method to his madness?
