The logo of social network X, formerly Twitter, on a smartphone. A new feature of the site gives more information about where accounts are primarily based from. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Elon Musk arrives at the Tenth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on April 13, 2024. Tesla shareholders voted Thursday on a pay package that could award Musk a trillion dollars' worth of Tesla stock if he meets certain targets. Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk's trillion-dollar pay package
From left: Taylor Swift, Protest Frog, Kristi Noem. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy; Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images; Dirk Waem/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pictured as he attends the start of the production at Tesla's "Gigafactory" on March 22, 2022 in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin. Patrick Pleul/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
How much can Tesla pay Elon Musk? Delaware's Supreme Court will decide
From left: former Vice President Kamala Harris, Jimmy Kimmel, some art. Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for BET; Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
A 2023 Model X sports-utility vehicle sits outside a Tesla dealership Sunday, June 18, 2023, in Englewood, Colo. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Tesla profits slide 16%, despite Elon Musk’s pivot back to his companies
From left: Superman, Kristi Noem, Grok. Jessica Miglio/Warner Bros.; Kent Nishimura/Getty Images; Vincent Feuray/Hans Lucas via AFP hide caption
A person holds a telephone displaying the logo of Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI and its chatbot, Grok. Vincent Feuray/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, formerly Twitter, at a trade show in Las Vegas on Jan. 7, 2025. Yaccarino announced Wednesday that she is stepping down from X after two years running the social media platform. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Linda Yaccarino steps down after a turbulent two years leading X
President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
This image provided by rocketfuture.org shows a SpaceX rocket explodes at Starbase, SpaceX's launch site at the southern tip of Texas late Wednesday, June 18, 2025. rocketfuture.org/AP hide caption
Elon Musk receives a key from President Trump in the Oval Office on May 30, 2025 to thank him for his work with the Department of Government Efficiency. Days later, the pair were feuding online, though Musk has since apologized. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Elon Musk may be gone but DOGE isn’t done remaking the federal government
Sahil Lavingia (right) was a DOGE staffer at the Department of Veterans Affairs for 55 days. He was sworn in on March 17, 2025 by the VA's Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration / Operations, Security, and Preparedness, Mark Engelbaum. Sahil Lavingia hide caption
Elon Musk listens as President Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on May 30. A week after the two traded social media disses and threats, Musk said Wednesday some of his posts "went too far." Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon discusses feud between the president and Elon Musk
Elon Musk gives a tour to then-President-elect Trump and lawmakers of the control room before the launch of a SpaceX Starship rocket on Nov. 19, 2024, in Brownsville, Texas. Musk's businesses have been built with billions of dollars of government support that could be at risk after his relationship with Trump ruptured this week. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
From left: Elon Musk; a cow, Karine Jean-Pierre. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; William West/AFP via Getty Images; Michael Loccisano/Getty Images hide caption
Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the SpaceX Starship rocket on Nov. 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas, shortly after Trump's election victory. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump meets in the Oval Office on June 5. Michael Kappeler/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Elon Musk and President Trump speak with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Sahil Lavingia, former DOGE engineer, says he didn't see the fraud and abuse in government spending that he was expecting. Sahil Lavingia hide caption
President Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk listen to a question from a reporter in the Oval Office on Friday, as Musk concludes his role leading Trump's Department of Government Efficiency. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Elon Musk is leaving the federal government. What’s next for DOGE?
Demonstrators raise signs during a rally outside the National Institutes of Health on May 10 in Bethesda, Md. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption