At a celebratory rally after Trump’s inauguration, Musk’s White House career got off to a contentious start when he seemingly offered a straight-arm salute at the Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C., as he excitedly told the crowd: “My heart goes out to you.”

Elon Musk's time in the Trump administration is coming to an end after a tempestuous 129 days in which the world's richest man took an axe to government spending - stirring ample controversy along the way.

WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald ... a Reuters review of agency departures found. Musk said on Friday that downsizing the government had proven more difficult than he expected ...

President Trump on Saturday said that he planned to withdraw his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of Elon Musk’s, to be the next NASA administrator, days before Mr. Isaacman’s expected confirmation to the role by the Senate.

The newspaper reported that Musk had been taking ketamine, ecstasy, mushrooms, Ambien, Adderall and other drugs while on the campaign trail with Trump.