Elon Musk says his time working for Donald Trump is about to ‘drop significantly’

Elon Musk has said the time he spends with Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will “drop significantly” from May and he will allocate more time to Tesla. It comes after first-quarter profits at Tesla sank as the company grapples with falling sales, partly due to President Trump’s tariffs. As a special government employee, Mr Musk was limited to 130 days in his role at DOGE, which is primarily aimed at slashing federal spending. In April, he dismissed reports suggesting he would leave his role in the coming months, calling the rumours “fake news”. But the cuts, which included…