Donald Trump and Elon Musk are set to hold a press conference to mark the Tesla billionaire’s departure from the White House. The joint appearance in the Oval Office, scheduled to take place at 6.30pm UK time (1.30pm local time), comes after Mr Trump suggested Mr Musk will continue to have an influential role in his administration.

President Donald Trump gives tech billionaire Elon Musk a gold-colored key for his work establishing the "Department of Government Efficiency," which sought to layoff federal workers and close government agencies to achieve cost savings.

Elon Musk was “really not leaving” the US government, Donald Trump claimed at an Oval Office press briefing that had been billed as a send-off for the billionaire from his role heading the administration’s cost-cutting initiative.