Elon Musk, head of the DOGE and CEO of Tesla simultaneously, has said he will police his own conflicts of interest.
They also talk about recent protests against the multibillionaire at Tesla showrooms, a potential new round of funding for his artificial intelligence venture and the $400 million government order for armed Cybertrucks—to be paid for by American taxpayers—that disappeared from the State Department procurement website.
Disclosure rules mean that Tesla could have to designate the U.S. government as a related party.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will lose between 70 and 80 people, split roughly evenly between firings of probationary employees and buyouts, according to people briefed on the staff cuts.
After a day of protests against Musk and DOGE, organizers says it is just the beginning. On February 15, protestors swarmed in front of Tesla stores and charging stations in dozens of cities across the U.
Other 'Tesla Takedown' protests against Musk and DOGE were held Saturday at various Tesla facilities nationwide.
Musk is seemingly the functional leader of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency and has become a focal point of criticism as DOGE cuts federal staff and contracts.
The White House said in a legal filing that Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't an employee of its Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
President Donald Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk discuss the mainstream media's attempts to portray a rivalry between the Republican executive and Tesla co-founder on "Hannity."