The honeymoon between Donald Trump and Elon Musk ends with the billionaire's exit from the Doge, but the couple's final appearance in the Oval Office could not be missed.

"Elon is amazing! He will always be with us and help us every day," said The Donald, saying goodbye to the richest man in the world who after 135 days leaves the special assignment in his government . "Elon is one of the greatest entrepreneurs in the world," he stressed, praising the billionaire for his work at the Department of Government Efficiency. "It will take years to rebuild the system but we have started and Elon has impressed a colossal change," added the president, assuring that "federal cuts will become permanent."

"Elon will go back and forth, the Doge is his creature," the tycoon said again, handing the billionaire "the key to the White House" that he also gave to Benyamin Netanyahu in 2020. In his standard uniform, with a black cap this time without the words "Make America Great Again" but with "The Doge father" (from 'The Godfather') on the black T-shirt, the tech magnate assured that his exit is not "the end" of the department and that he will remain "advisor and friend" to Trump .

The only tense moment was when a reporter asked him to comment on the New York Times article about his drug abuse . In today's edition of the newspaper, in fact, the story of the Tesla boss's excessive use of ecstasy, psychedelic mushrooms and especially ketamine, the anesthetic that overdosed and killed the actor Matthew Perry of Friends.

Visibly irritated when asked for comment, Musk not only did not respond but also accused the prestigious newspaper of "writing hoaxes, like the one about Russiagate" .

Beyond the exchange of compliments in the Oval Office, it is clear that relations between Trump and Musk have frayed in recent weeks. A month ago, the attack on tariffs, then the maxi-deal in Abu Dhabi with Sam Altman's OpenAI, the former partner turned arch-enemy, announced during Trump's trip, finally the criticism of the budget law, that "one, big, beautiful bill" that the American president cares a lot about.

In the background, the frustration and intolerance of the tech magnate, visionary and rebellious, towards the bureaucracy of Washington and the swamped rituals of politics.

(Unioneonline/vl)

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