Abandoned just 100 days in, Musk is really suffering. His position at Tesla may also be in jeopardy. He was too naive and underestimated the treacherous nature of American politics.
According to a report on April 30 on the website of Britain's The Times, Susan Rice, the White House Chief of Staff, revealed that Elon Musk, who was once the most popular figure around Trump, is no longer physically present at the White House and mainly communicates via phone calls. This means that Musk has been abandoned by the White House just 100 days after Trump took office. This is the first time the White House has publicly confirmed Musk's exclusion. Musk played a significant role in helping Trump win the election and was once the most prominent figure around Trump.
Musk even became a frequent visitor to Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate and was an absolute influential figure at the White House. Musk was willing to help Trump with his dirtiest and hardest tasks, such as assisting the Department of Energy in implementing large-scale layoffs within the United States. Musk virtually alienated everyone, and his sweeping reforms did not gain sufficient support. Other members of Trump's core team did not provide him with enough backing. Musk had intense arguments with several high-ranking White House officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bennett and trade advisor Peter Navarro.
Now that Musk has been excluded from the White House, the worse news is that his position at Tesla is also under threat. According to reports on April 30 by The Wall Street Journal, citing multiple anonymous sources, Tesla's board of directors contacted several headhunting firms in March to begin searching for a new CEO to replace Musk and take charge of this struggling electric vehicle company. Tesla's profits have decreased by 71%, and its stock value has halved. Sales of Tesla vehicles in Europe and worldwide are sluggish. It can be said that Musk was still too young and underestimated the treachery of American politics, paying a heavy price.
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