WASHINGTON — Billionaire Elon Musk stunned the White House press corps Friday by sporting a black eye to an Oval Office event to mark the end of his 130 days in the Trump administration.

Trump gave Musk a White House key to mark the end of his tenure. The Tesla CEO and world’s richest person suggested he would be an informal counselor to Trump.

In that sense, the black eye Musk sported Friday could be seen as a metaphor for the political beating he’s taken since Jan. 20. He fell far short of finding a trillion dollars in DOGE cuts ...

Musk had set a goal for DOGE to cut $1 trillion from the federal government by the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, to root out what he called "waste, fraud and abuse." He had even talked ...

Elon Musk shows off a shirt that says "DOGE" as he walks on the South Lawn of the white House after stepping off Marine One upon arrival to the White House in Washington, DC on March 9, 2025.

The black eye was not the only thing discussed at the press conference. Musk also spoke about the longevity of DOGE. “This is not the end of DOGE,” he said, per Fox News. “Only the beginning.” ...

Elon Musk black eye sparks rumor over Stephen Miller's wife as she quits Trump admin for DOGE There was a flurry of speculation on social media as to how Elon Musk may have received his black eye ...

The drama offers a case study in how Elon Musk’s team sought to run a critical government agency through misinformation and social media blasts — and how longtime employees responded.

Elon Musk showed up in the Oval Office with a black eye he got from playing with his son. But his reputation and his companies have sustained the worse damage.