Rich man Elon Musk don announce for Wednesday say im don comot from im role for US government wey suppose help reduce government spending, just shortly after im first big wahala with President Donald Trump about im main spending bill.
“As my time as Special Government Employee don finish, I wan thank President Donald Trump for give me chance to reduce wasteful spending,” na wetin im write for him social media app X.
He still add say, “The DOGE mission go only dey stronger as e turn to lifestyle for government.”
Musk, wey be South African-born tech guru, don talk before say Trump new bill go increase government debt and spoil the work of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), wey don sack tens of thousands of people.
Before now, Musk dey always show face near Trump, but he later reduce im government waka to focus on im companies — SpaceX and Tesla. He also vex say people don dey use DOGE as scapegoat for all the wahala wey dey the Trump administration.
“I no happy say the bill wey dem pass go increase deficit, instead of reduce am. E even spoil the work wey the DOGE team dey do,” na wetin Musk yarn for CBS News interview wey dem show small part on Tuesday night.
Trump own bill — wey dem call “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” — wey House of Reps don pass and dey go Senate now, promise tax cuts and spending reduction. Na this bill be the main thing for Trump agenda.
But people dey warn say the bill fit destroy healthcare and increase national debt reach $4 trillion within 10 years.
“Bills fit big or fine, but I no sure say dem fit be both. Na my own personal opinion be that,” Musk yarn again for the interview wey go show full on Sunday.
White House no wan cause wahala, so dem try downplay the difference with Musk, even though dem no mention him name.
“The Big Beautiful Bill no be normal yearly budget,” na wetin Trump deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, write for X, after Musk talk im own.
Miller add say all DOGE cuts suppose enter through another separate bill wey go target the federal bureaucracy, according to Senate rules.
But Musk talk show say small crack don show between am and Trump — the president wey he help win back power after he give the highest donation to Trump 2024 campaign.
Trump appoint Musk as head of DOGE to help reduce government spending, but by April end, Musk don begin talk say he wan focus more on im companies again.
Musk also complain for another interview with Washington Post say people don dey blame DOGE for everything wey go wrong, even the ones wey no concern dem.
“DOGE don turn scapegoat,” Musk talk from Starbase launch site for Texas before SpaceX launch on Tuesday.
“Anything bad go happen anywhere, dem go still blame us, even if we no get hand for am.”
Musk still blame the big wahala inside US government system for why DOGE no fit achieve all im targets. But reports also talk say Musk style of leadership and how he no sabi DC politics well contribute to the wahala.
He talk say, “The government bureaucracy worse pass wetin I think. I know say problem dey, but I no know say na uphill battle like this to change things for DC.”
Musk don admit before say DOGE no reach all him goals even though dem remove plenty people from government work and close many departments.
As all this dey go on, Musk own businesses suffer. Protesters wey no happy with the spending cuts target Tesla shops and some even burn the cars. Tesla profits come drop.
“People dey burn Tesla cars. Why now? That one no cool at all,” na wetin Musk tell the Post.
Musk now dey focus more on SpaceX after back-to-back wahala for him Mars colonization dream — the latest na when Starship prototype explode over Indian Ocean on Tuesday.
Last week, Musk also talk say he go reduce how e dey spend money for politics. Before now, he don use like quarter billion dollars support Trump.
