Elon Musk leaves Trump administration after criticising ‘big beautiful bill’

FILE – Elon Musk flashes his T-shirt that reads “Doge” to the media as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in March (Jose Luis Magana/AP, File)

Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to US president Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.

The billionaire entrepreneur posted about his decision on X, his social media website.