Ever since President Donald Trump took office after his reelection last year, it's seemed as if he'd acquired a new bestie: Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

When Musk was hired as a special government employee and tasked with running the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), it was obvious that the president and the world's richest man were planning to do big things together.

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Musk's work with DOGE ticked away for roughly five months, but sputtered in April when Tesla announced its Q1 earnings. Tesla's net profit took a 71% nosedive, leading Musk to announce in May that he would refocus on Tesla.

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By the end of May, Musk announced he would leave DOGE,

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