I’ll believe it when I see it.
I’ll believe it when I see it.
Once again Politico acting as Trump propaganda machine. He wants people to relax about Musk so he puts out this headline. He’s not stepping back.
Don't believe it until you see it. What about the rest of the DOGE goons?
"Stepping back" meaning ?
The Fall Guy/Patsy is no longer useful, a liability after dismantling/firing/rehiring/renaming vital services that's threatened people's lives in a shameless power play. He'll eventually be discarded and ruined like Giuliani.
The person who replaces him will be covert and it will be much harder to tackle them
He'll have achieved his goal of total government destruction.
Because Trump hates losers, and after last night in Wisconsin, it's crystal-clear that Musk is a loser.
Hahahahaha I doubt it
Make him remove his voyager star link system from everywhere they have connected it since he became president
As though he's not going to be calling the shots... He cut our fuel assistance program here in Maine this morning No sympathy for the devil
My guess is Putin has already given musk a private screening of the #PeePeeTape, so good luck trying to kick him out, Trump!
But Musk purchased his seat in the White House. I don’t think he will go away quietly.
Sort of like buying Trump season tickets, Musk always gets a court-side seat?
Sure after Musk has destroyed people’s livelihoods, our soft power and related lives that will be lost and stolen our personal, medical and financial data!
But the Doge hackers are still there. Not a great feeling.
Remember that when Trump cancelled the USAID funding, politico couldn't make payroll for its employees. Funding has been restored but it's through the state department. So you can treat this news as an official truth, or a lie being told by private media companies, or both.
I guess instead of government money --> congressionally funded CIA cutout with deniability --> pro-Western NGO with SECRET PLATINUM SUBSCRIPTION PLANS --> Western free press It is now Government money --> State department --> secret payments
what were the subscriptions actually for? i thought it was for access to policy reports or something since congress people had them too
He's required to leave after what 180 days? Something like that as a "special" employee of the wh. So is this really news? Will he still be in contact with all his former interns stealing our data? Mmhmm
He needs to be aggressively persecuted for his extrajudicial actions taken against government agencies. Or if prosecutors don't think it'd be possible to make something stick under Trump, they should bide their time gathering evidence to build the strongest possible cases.
But we're getting our DOGE checks from President Musk before he goes right?🙄
Don’t let the door hit on the way out. Jumping from one sinking ship to his own sinking ship.
yeah sure
Could be a head fake. Keep the pressure up! #TakedownTesla
We will be left with the wreckage and be left to pick up the pieces. What a tragedy
He better have a top notch security detail and some very safe stairs at home
Time to start using alt text, Elons and Donalds. 26 years late actually.
I think getting pushed out of this administration is going to be an extensional crisis for Elon. Can’t wait to watch.
Hundreds more PRICKS TO GO
You’re pathetic
Why can't their planes crash?
You are an unreliable narrator. I’m not falling for this bait
Sigh. So much can be said about this. As if M and his little boys already on the inside will suddenly no longer have influence & break things. They are also trying to stop the stock plunge bleed. None of us was born last night. Give it time. It’s all just lies and illusion anyway. Save your energy.
I’ll believe it when I see it… imagine musk won’t go without a fight
We'll keep boycotting Tesla. Stepping back doesn't mean he gets to be free of consequences. Either he's barred from politics for life or he steps down from Tesla CEO. Those are the terms I personally want.
Absolutely!! The damage he has done cannot be reversed. Boycott Starlink as well.
Absolutely agree! I meant that Trump thinks Elon will be gone soon and I think there will be some serious infighting before he leaves, it’s not as easy as Trump thinks. I wouldn’t mind seeing them tear each other down lol
Same. Musk won't be weaseling his way out of this. History remembers those who try to destroy countries for selfish reasons. I hope he keeps his ass out of our fucking country and out of politics for good after we're done.
Even if Elon Musk steps down and tries to make amends Oskar Schindler style, I’ll still never buy a Tesla. He has done too much harm ever to be forgiven. May he soon go bankrupt and be forced to rely on Social Security and the ACA.
Amen!!! Maybe we can send him and Trump, Vance, Stephen miller, etc on a one way ticket to Mars or in one of those soda can lookin things down in the ocean, the last one worked out well ;)
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2n865wg/ This video 👆 Is from The The Tennessee Holler This screenshot 👇 shows the location on the Tennessee Holler from here on BlueSky. Edolf has a power plant for GROK. Maybe we should let him know his AI isn't going to grow up learning all the data he just stole from us.
Sounds like a day late April Fools joke
Looks like he should have left last week! Lol just McLoven this moment!
Except trump is an old man that is easily manipulated if you kiss his ass, which musk & all the evil ppl surrounding him long ago figured out trump doesn’t care about being president or governing He ran to escape legal consequences & scam & to feed his ego He doesn’t care about the job
So I doubt it. Musk will just cozy up to him some more & get in good, trump has no clue what’s going on most of the time. Musk needs his trump connection to ensure he keeps getting favors. trump is just the tool wielded by musk & the project 2025 fascists
Elon Musk stole our information. Every American needs to sue him. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. He needs to be charged with defrauding the U.S.A. & espionage.
He should have a pretty easy time grasping the reins back, lol
What does Article II say about removing the Governing Partner, is it that easy?
I will believe it when I see it.
Haha as if Trump had the power to make this decision 😆
Trump is an idiot who is ruled by whoever he talked to last that flattered his ego the best. Being associated with a big embarrassing loser that no one likes is bad for the ego. It's not, like, a policy thing. He's Joffrey Baratheon - a big loud narcissist ruling with his feelings.
Exactly. And musk long ago figured that out which is why he kisses trumps ass.
My take: it's was intentionally leaked, it's a staged play. Elmo wants to be taken out of the spotlight to save his companies from taking all the flak from citizens they're ripping off and fucking over. Elmo will continue his crusade in the background, outside of public attention. Wanna bet?
They live to play that game. Bannon and Trump did the same. Neither Elon nor Bannon are going anywhere.
He has to go (130 days) or be vetted.
You don't seem to understand how things work these days. Laws and rules don't mean anything to the liars, bullies, narcissists, racists, rapists, felons, tyrants in charge. They say one thing to get you excited, then fuck you over some more by doing another. They play by their own rules.
Remember how Signalgate was a totally safe thing? They provably committed treason, they provably committed perjury several times over. Everybody knew they were going to be locked up, or at least some had to resign. So, can you tell me what happened? They don't play by the rules.
Elmo got power to do things. Elmo tried doing things in the spotlight. Elmo caught flak doing things in the spotlight. Elmo doesn't like flak. Elmo retreats from doing things in the spotlight. Elmo still likes doing things. He won't go away, only out of sight.
That’s great news But! Who’s to say he doesn’t have copies of the entire government data base on his own bank of private servers? And who is to check that he doesn’t have all our private info, and who would trust his word? I demand answers, assurances and proof before he just slips it all away!
He is leaving because otherwise Congress has to approve his position: The White House has said Musk is classified as an unpaid "special government employee," a status Congress created in 1962 for temporary executive branch hires to perform limited duties for no more than 130 days.
He should be investigated and arrested. Fuck what he did to this nation and what he's currently doing. Just because he's help push space science forward doesn't make him a good person. Fuck him and his agenda. He's the enemy he and lil king trimp keep yammerring about.
“Governing partner”
He got what he wanted - all of the US government’s data and some new contracts. Not bad for buying a president
Does this mean that Trump will now take personal responsibility for all of lawlessness and chaos of DOGE? Musk has been a good target and shield; the convicted felon may have to answer?
Willingly? No, Trump habitually refuses to take responsibility for things he said on live TV. But, if Musk is out of the picture, people may start blaming Trump more directly, and Trump will do what he does best: Whine about how he's being treated unfairly.
His supporters love him too much to consider him at fault ever, there will always be someone for him offload the blame onto
trump will never take personal responsibility for anything
Same as always. It's invariably someone else's fault. www.politico.com/news/2020/03...
It means we have to continue to protest and ruin Musk while also starting to protest and ruin Trump
Eat your Wheaties - gonna be a long slog.
Hydrating and hitting the boxing gym. These nazis aren’t gonna punch themselves.
I dunno — they DO have a lot of practice — the problem is that they seem to ENJOY it too much to stop…. 😁😂😳😬😐
No, it just means that Trump believes having Musk so involved and publicly facing is a net negative. They'll still do the same thing, just no longer led publicly by the Ketamine King.
Hey leon ! Take more ketamine. It might help. You never know
Lmfao that’s never gonna happen. Trump doesn’t take responsibility for things that don’t work out well and even if he did he’d spin it as a Massive Win One of The Biggest Wins in The History of Winning
It may stop altogether tbh
Elon needs to go back to trying to save his own businesses....and he will have done what he wants too soon anyhow. NEVER FORGET. www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/t...
Of course he is. As a special govt employee he could only work 130 days.
It doesn’t matter, because Musk’s DOGE Minions are still there tearing down our government We must continue to tie Musk and Trump together. Musk needs to be a 300 pound millstone.
And stealing our personal information and money. I’m sure the dark web is jumping for joy
please don't use words like that if you don't know what they mean.
Doesn’t he have to step back after (I think it’s) 150 or 160 days since he’s a special govt worker per law?
If he thinks that we will forget what he did…
It doesn't matter what he says since he's a liar.
It was already announced he'd be leaving in May. The 🍊🤡 is more than capable of being a bully and fully in-human on his own!
I already read like two days ago that Musk was leaving DOGE in May.
I’ll believe it when it happens.
Failed to secure the Wisconsin Supreme Court and his ass is out, good.
Reading this now, but my first assumption is Musk’s just leaving because his 130 days as an SGE are up. Trump’s trying to spin it like he’s firing him to make himself look strong.
“Just the coffee boy. I don’t really know him.”
hmm interesting timing lmfao
The South African Albatross
😂
ein abartiger weniger in der 🤡 partie im oo.
The damage hes done will never be forgotten or forgiven
I'll believe it when I see it
yes we should definitely believe this headline. “Stepping back” publicly. He’ll still pull the strings.
That's hilarious. He's leaving because the job is DONE he's 100% without a doubt have either gotten away with the biggest heist of taxpayer information OR he's definitely installed some shit software everywhere...or maybe both who knows
fake news
Why isn't he wearing a suit? And why is there no straw? I'm not going to ask why they're both wearing masks.
he has to. He can only legally act for so many days as a unelected person
F$ck You Politico!!
"musk will soon face a consequence"
Who will do anything other than deport people whose existence offends white supremacists?
Lmao just say he’s the co-president.
you people will pass along any old Right wing propaganda huh. Where's Peter Thiel? Marc Andreessen?
Musk’s 100-day temporary employment is now 130 days. That looks like an extension.
What “inner circle?” Trump has no circle nor any guardrails. Too little and way too late. The damage is already horrific #MuskSucks #TrumpHatesLosers
This means nothing. “Stepping back” doesn’t necessarily mean completely out of the picture. He’ll be told to be quiet but his minions will continue their project of consolidating power under Trump/Elon.
I don’t believe that.
BS
It can't be soon enough.
I hope Elon and Felon stayed joined at the hip. The Billionaire Bros are Voter Poison and it even works on the MAGA adjacent. Trump Musk must stay together. They are the Dastardly Duo. Elon the Dick and The Orange Muttley.
"Governing Partner"?
Hopefully less than a scaramucci.
elon musk lowtax challenge
Well yea, needs to go help his flailing companies. Stay in your lane musko
But who will be President ?!?!
I don't believe it for a minute. Musky will say he's stepping back so he can spend more time at the helm of Tesla to try and reverse its worldwide decline. He'll still pull the orange puppets strings and throw more $$ into the election war chest.
the damage is already done. now trump will have to own everything but he will always blame others.
Röhm speedrun!
Someone no longer the richest man in the world 🤣 step back all he wants, we all know he's a nazi and a shit human being. That cat is well free from the bag.
Yeah... That'll fix everything right up. 😒
Is the Elon piggy bank running dry?
It must NOT BE TAKEN FROM PT WE MUST MAKE HIM WEAR IT AROUND HIS NECK FOR EVER!!
wtf is a governing partner
Yeah….. im not gonna believe that for one second. He’ll just be in the shadows 😒
A President with a “governing partner” is the most embarrassing shit ever. Pathetic.
I will believe it when I see it
This is what Trump did with Bannon in the first administration. Musk is just going to be operating from a different venue.
"governing partner"
What the hell is a Govening Partner? Stop normalizing this crazy behavior
Yes put him in the shadows where we prefer our puppet masters
What everyone should be questioning is the timing of Politico propagandist & media circus clown Rachael Bade's report - coming just in time to help $TSLA shares on the very same day Tesla reported its sales were down 13%. [Again: Bade said Elon was Trump's "governing partner." 🤡🤡🤡]
Politico propagandist & media circus clown 🤡 Rachael Bade describes Elon Musk as Trump's "governing partner," as though it's a normal thing to say about an unelected billionaire fascist who partnered with Putin to destroy the U.S. government & weaken Americans. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
More than one person has said, 'he'll let him (Elon) do the damage, fire him for doing it, take credit for fixing it and Donnie is a hero.' Only I can fix it, remember that line? I'm so curious as to how this is going to pan out. LOL
Nananana Nananana Hey hey heeey... Step back.
Trump didn’t seem to be bothered by all the damage to the country that Musk was inflicting but as soon as he felt it personally by the loss last night…too bad it didn’t happen sooner.
lol and the stock went up . He a lier people Donald Trump says what you want too hear . Who cares the damage is done and the people of USA will suffer the fate !
Because he already has every single piece of data
Not sure I believe this from the man who told his supporters he would bring prices down and then “tarrifs the world”. He lies you know.
This. Besides, getting rid of Musk isn’t nearly enough. They all need to go.
But here is one truth: when he starts calling a mfer names he is done… he will never like them again.. let’s see what name he comes up with for Ewwlon
He made Little Marco the SoS
Through his teeth. 😂
You mean through his dentures. Dude is even lying about his teeth.
The Titantic captain said the first mate will soon be stepping back from his current role as Iceburg rammer.
Trump sounds demented much of the time. Quite possibly, Musk has to stay as a kind of baby-sitter & co-president. Trump plays golf & bloviates, & Musk continues to establish an oligarchy/autocracy in the USA, tax cuts for the rich, end business oversight & gut all social services.
Trump doesn’t lead, he simply holds court while his barons compete for his favor.
Leave this earth? 🙏
Breaking: after Wisconsin loss, Trump thinks Musk is a loser.
Will he leave the country soon?
Oh oh I guess somebody’s getting broken up with. Poor Elmo. Bwahahahahahaha!!!
He thinks he can turn Tesla around but that brand is forever tarnished.
Lasted longer than I thought, tbh
$350 million and two months of overcooked meals at mar-a-lago and all Musk got was a shitty new Tesla stock price. 🤔
Folks, it's always about the money, the Tesla investors have had enough...he is hurting the brand.
Musk isn't really going anywhere. Trump just wants him out of the news.
So last night’s small victories in Floriduh didn’t overshadow last night’s massive loss in Wisconsin.
Damage is done.
Whenever the headline mentions "inner circle" makes one think, how does it always somehow make it into a headline? Yup.
Keep it up, my minions. You're making me proud.
Don’t let the back door hit you in the way out. Hey Donnie, send an ICE team with a one way ticket to SA.
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Just know that he and his gang have created a backdoor into every significant agency. Out of sight does not mean his sticky fingers aren’t still in our pockets!
He's not going away. They're trying to stop the protests and save Tesla. As if 🤦♀️
He will leave like he "left" Twitter
The boycotts will continue until billionaires improve.
So it'll be like when Putin wasn't President of Russia then?? #politics
I keep looking at that photo, and... does Donald have gills?
Le caduca el contrato especial que tiene, en mayo. Y es difícil la renovación legal.
Isn’t Elon limited to a certain number of days he can be in his “current role” anyway? So what is he really do here? Nothing.
He needs to get back to managing his businesses before it’s too late
It’s too late.
But who will babysit Musk’s toddler?
We can only hope, but I'm sure he'll be back after he's finished wrecking SS code and he will be handing out checks in Virginia and NJ for the governors races.
They want him to be less visible, but just as disastrous for the rest of us.
Felon 47 would not know what "ubiquitous" means. Your happy headline perfectly illustrates what sucks about mainstream media.
"Trump is going to fire Elon any day now" is the new "Trump is going to prison any day now." Don't believe it until a week after it happened.
It's Politico... 'nuff said.
This isn't exactly exclusive news... Musk is classified as a "Special Government Employee," a designation that limits their work to 130 days per year.
It's remarkable how this can be twisted to contradict the rationale behind the 130-day period.
Is he taking his college age flunkies with him? Is DOGE being dissolved?
So losing the yesterday vote has really changed everything. Nice!
He'll still be a cunt
If he could just step back, and take another step back, and then step back onto an ice floe into the sea...
so yea obviously i don't trust trump but even if this was true "oh guys its ok he's leaving" ???? he should be tried by the full extent of the law
Did he bank enough money already? But he wanted to do soo much good. #sadface 😒
Can't be soon enough. Musk has done so much damage to our democracy and country 😢!
Lost an election and fired on the same day. Way to go.
Is Musk about to be deported like the other immigrants?
He is bored now... Turn it over to 21 year old Peter who doesn't think he will ever see Social Security anyhow. Besides he has stock options in master Elon's empire and will never need it...heil Elon!
Ha I'll believe it when I see it!
Would LOVE to know which inner Musk hater leaked this.
He's a drag on Trump. Trump can't stand bad polls for him and when he sees how the country hates Musk even more, he's programmed to blame his favorables tanking because of Musk. Guessing Miller is whispering in his ear as well. They're all jealous of Musk access and as AF1/MaraLago regular.
Hey @politico.com I am a wallet inspector here to investigate Ms Bade
7 week itch
the dude is also a bought and paid for liar so...
All trump needed musk for, is to create the illusion of savings, in order to push his $4.5 trillion tax cuts through the house. There are no savings. In fact, this is going to cost trillions to attempt to fix later, after the ‘fix’ is in. The deficit will skyrocket higher than Leon’s 🚀
Trump’s Triple-down Tax Scam With triple the cuts going to the rich, A $4.5 trillion tax cut is crazy, bitch! And steal our benefits to pay for it? Trickle-down didn’t. Fuck that shit.
i'd like to propose: QUI BRO QUO
When the wrecking ball has wrecked what it can, what purpose does it serve anymore?
Beauty of Trump is that he won't even blink and just move on after nearly destroying the Nazis entire business
Hahaha the richest man was played by trump and lost his riches…. Beautiful!
"GOVERNING PARTNER"?? When the fuck was THAT ever something something to be calmly uttered as if it's NORMAL??
I’ll believe it when I see it.
If trump was smart he would use his cronies in the justice department to reign im him in if he gives him any shit.
Donald when Musk calls the Oval
On Wisconsin! Gives me a lot of pride if my state will get to be the final nail to get this moron out of Washington
Trump's fed up with Musk always leaving his socks on the bedroom floor and not putting down the toilet seat.
Your mouth to G-d's ear!
this means that the theory that Trump mistakenly believes Elon hacked the election for him is probably true. Losing in Wisconsin means even Trump realizes that probably did not happen. So bye.
"But we'll still be accepting his checks & awarding his companies government contracts, of course."
If Elon Musk thinks taking a step back from being the pubic (you heard me) face of Trump’s destruction of the US government will save his flailing empire & crashing net worth, he’s sadly mistaken. Elon has Kanye’d himself. His brand is forever tainted. Cursed. Everything Trump touches dies. #DOGE
Musk is going nowhere.
Let the celebrations begin!
It’s because Musk is term limited: 130 days max. This is not some great surprise or new development