Musk owes much of his wealth to government subsidies and contracts, and many of DOGE’s moves have squashed government oversight into his businesses. As long as Trump keeps giving him unprecedented power, the tech oligarch and fascism enthusiast will continue to keep serving his own interests.

Tesla has suspended new orders on electric cars in China as Donald Trump’s trade war deals a blow to his ally Elon Musk.

Elon Musk says the White House DOGE office will save $150 billion in the 2026 fiscal year. It's not the ambitious pace he once said was possible.