President Trump thanks Elon Musk
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President Trump faces the challenge of convincing Republican senators, global investors, voters and even Elon Musk that he won't bury the federal government in debt with his multi-trillion-dollar tax breaks package.
Memphis landed a $12 billion project to house Elon Musk’s supercomputer, which some say will transform the city. It has been met with anger and suspicion.
Mr. Musk, who says he will devote more time to his private companies, never came close to achieving his goal of cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget.
The right-wing podcaster admitted that the Tesla CEO threw the “baby out with the bathwater” by cutting too much, too fast.
Musk said he had "done enough" and that he will step away from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the inner-government group that has slashed federal budgets and workforces. As he prepared his goodbyes, Newsweek looked back at Musk's time in government and asked experts on whether he will have a lasting impact.
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Space.com on MSNElon Musk says SpaceX will launch its biggest Starship yet this year, but Mars in 2026 is '50/50'The Red Planet and Earth align properly for interplanetary missions just once every 26 months. The next such opportunity comes in 2026 between the months of November and December, and SpaceX will try to hit it; the goal is to send five Starship Version 3 vehicles to the Red Planet to prove out the vehicle and its associated tech, Musk said.
In response, Isaacman thanked Trump and the Senate, writing on X that he past six months were “enlightening and, honestly, a bit thrilling.”
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