Trump Cabinet gives Musk a seemingly friendly send-off -- at odds with his tumultuous tenure

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : He joined Trump for Thanksgiving dinner during his transition.
58% : Trump had initially named whistleblower Gary Shapley acting commissioner of the agency, with Musk's support, while Bessent out of the country.
57% : Trump told Musk at the meeting that he was "invited to stay as long as you want" before adding "at some point, I guess, he wants to get back home to his cars.
57% : They're called the Department of Government Efficiency.
55% : The report prompted Musk to tell investors that he's stepping away from his role at the Department of Government Efficiency to focus on the company.
53% : It was not uncommon for him to board Marine One from the South Lawn behind Trump, and the president routinely praised him publicly.
51% : Trump, after listening to the two argue, ultimately told Musk that the secretaries would be in charge of staffing decisions from now on and the billionaire would have more of an advisory role, The Times reported.
45% : His departure comes as he is well short of his initial goal to cut $2 trillion from federal government spending.
36% : Trump indicated that DOGE would continue to save money beyond the $160 billion cited on Wednesday -- with or without Musk.
30% : A lot of things are being worked on that we don't count yet because it's not quite there," Trump said.

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