Former US official: Musk took Trump’s spotlight

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00:00So, the White House have now confirmed Elon Musk is stepping back from his government

00:05role, first reported by Politico. So, Tesla was down almost 6% earlier following first

00:12quarter sales today. But then we did see the stock reverse its loss off the back of this

00:18announcement. Are you surprised that Elon Musk is exiting the government?

00:23No, not at all. I knew that this marriage that Trump and Musk had would not continue

00:34in its original form. Musk just takes up too much of the media space. And the president

00:43wants to monopolize it. So, that's one of the main issues.