[Global Network Report] According to media reports by The Daily Beast, The Washington Post and others, U.S. President Donald Trump unexpectedly "ridiculed" Elon Musk during his speech at the graduation ceremony of the University of Alabama on May 1 local time in front of graduates. Previously, U.S. media reported that Musk has no longer been physically working at the White House, and he is preparing to step down from his official position in the U.S. government's Efficiency Department.

On May 1 local time, Trump delivered a speech at the graduation ceremony of the University of Alabama. Photo source: U.S. media.

The Daily Beast reported that Trump's speech content covered a wide range of topics. When discussing the "broken system," Trump suddenly began to "ridicule" Musk.

"Change is never easy, and the more you approach success, the crazier those who had vested interests in the past will become to obstruct you—they just want to block change." Trump said at the beginning, "You must break this system."

Reportedly, Trump then began to boast, mentioning the "internet people" who strongly opposed him in his first term but now support him, and specifically mentioned a billionaire.

"Look at these internet people, I know many of them. Elon is amazing, but I know that all of them, you know, hated me during my first term, and now they are all flattering me." Trump added, "You know... it's true, all of them, it's true."

The report mentioned that before Trump and Musk became "inseparable," they publicly clashed with each other. Musk had previously implied that Trump was not suitable for re-election as U.S. President, and Trump retaliated by saying that Musk would "beg" for help for multiple subsidy programs.

The Daily Beast reported that the two eventually grew closer. Although Trump usually praised Musk highly, he also mocked him in recent months. "Elon won't come home. I can't get rid of him," Trump said last November, "until I no longer like him."

Musk is considered a close ally of former U.S. President Trump, leading the work of the U.S. government's Efficiency Department in the new administration, helping Trump significantly cut federal spending and mass layoffs of federal employees. The White House once stated that Musk's status was that of a "special government employee." According to U.S. media reports, as a "special government employee," Musk's service time within a year cannot exceed 130 days. This means that, starting from January 20, his term will end no later than the end of May. If calculated only on weekdays, his term will end no later than July.

Recently, frequent changes in Musk's position in the government's Efficiency Department have been reported. On April 22, Musk said during the company's earnings call that starting in May, he would "significantly" reduce his management time for the government's Efficiency Department and focus more on Tesla. He also stated that he would continue to spend "one or two days per week" handling government affairs to ensure that waste and fraud do not resurface. The New York Post reported on April 29, citing White House Chief of Staff Susan Rice, that Musk has already stopped physically working at the White House. It was reported that Musk is preparing to step down from his official position in the government's Efficiency Department.

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