Elon Musk says he's stepping back from DOGE and politics. That doesn't mean he's disappearing from DC.

• 03/26/2025, 6:13 AM
• businessinsider.com

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In the midst of a tense Oval Office meeting with the president of South Africa last Wednesday, President Donald Trump made a passing reference to the man who, until recently, seemed to be omnipresent in Washington.