President Donald Trump and Elon Musk hold a press conference in the Oval Office. Musk who had been serving as the chief of the Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) since the beginning of Trump's second term in January is quitting the Washington stint.

Social media is reacting to news that Elon Musk is stepping down from his role as Head of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, and wondering if he was actually "efficient" at all

The world’s richest man barrelled into Washington fresh off a decisive win for President Donald Trump, on whose campaign he’d spent nearly $300 million. They’d swept the swing states and won the popular vote — and Musk, long X’s “troll in chief,” had taken his “lib owning” all the way to the White House.

Musk’s role working for Trump was always meant to be temporary, and he had recently signaled that he would be shifting his attention back to his businesses. | ITV National News