Amid widespread backlash against his businesses, Elon Musk this week teased a late spring exit from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Musk is currently classified as what's known as a special government employee (SGE), which is "an officer or employee...who is appointed to perform temporary duties, with or without compensation, for a period not to exceed 130 days during any period of 365 consecutive days."
In an interview with Fox News, interviewer Bret Baier asked Musk if he would "continue past" the 130 days. "I think we will have accomplished most of the work required to reduce the deficit by a trillion dollars within that timefrx,” Musk responded.
Musk's DOGE activity has had a particularly adverse effect on Tesla. A report from YouGov found that Americans are now 12.8% more likely to have a negative than a positive opinion of Tesla, with this rising to 35% among those who describe themselves as liberals.

在旗下企业遭遇广泛抵制之际,埃隆·马斯克本周暗示将于晚春时期辞去政府效率部(DOGE)职务。
马斯克目前被归类为"特殊政府雇员",根据规定,这类人员"被委派承担临时职责,无论是否领取薪酬,在连续365天内的任职期限不得超过130天"。
在接受福克斯新闻采访时,主持人Bret Baier直接询问马斯克是否会"超期留任",马斯克回应称:"我认为在该时限内,我们基本能完成削减万亿美元赤字所需的大部分工作。"
马斯克在DOGE的活动对特斯拉产生了特别不利的影响。YouGov的一份报告发现,现在美国人对特斯拉持负面看法的可能性比持正面看法高出12.8%,在自称为自由派的人群中,这一比例上升到35%。