The White House began "offboarding" Musk as a special government employee on Wednesday night, the BBC understands. His role was temporary and his exit is not unexpected, but it comes a day after Musk criticised the legislative centrepiece of Trump's agenda. "The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government." "Doge is just becoming the whipping boy for everything," Musk told the Washington Post in Texas on Tuesday ahead of a Space X launch. Watch: Tesla vehicles and dealerships vandalised throughout USTesla sales dropped by 13% in the first three months of this year, the largest drop in deliveries in its history.