Elon Musk says he has "done enough" as he talks about stepping back from his role at the White House alongside President Donald Trump as he says he will do less political funding

But Musk’s highly visible presence in Washington has ended, a POLITICO analysis found. In Trump’s rapidly evolving second presidency, Musk’s monopoly on political discourse, news coverage and social media seems to have broken — driven in part by how Trump and Republicans have all but stopped talking about him.

He spent hundreds of millions to elect President Trump. But now he’s less visible in Washington, says he’ll spend less on future elections and is even posting less about Mr. Trump on social media.

The comments will trigger speculation that the close relationship between Donald Trump and Elon Musk may be shifting as the Tesla tycoon steps away from his full-time role as cost-cutting chief for the US administration.

Musk may be taking a step back from his full-time gig at the Trump administration’s DOGE. But his companies are still benefiting from the unprecedented relationship between the world’s richest man

Earlier this year Maye Musk, the mother of Kimbal and Elon Musk, was a headliner at a government conference in the Emirates. And Errol Musk, Elon Musk’s father, has said that he is in talks with an Emirati firm to build a Musk Tower in Dubai to house the Musk Institute, a planned technology hub.

But Musk’s highly visible presence in Washington has ended, a POLITICO analysis found. In Trump’s rapidly evolving second presidency, Musk’s monopoly on political discourse, news coverage and social media seems to have broken — driven in part by how Trump and Republicans have all but stopped talking about him.

Elon Musk may be taking a step ... tariffs have struck Starlink deals since Trump took office – potentially seeing them as a way to bolster the relationship with the White House.