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.

Trumpworld insiders fear that Elon Musk’s attacks on Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” could kill it—and are already advising candidates to turn their backs on the world’s richest man.