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Trump is not closely monitoring Musk’s decisions as he views the tech billionaire as doing “the dirty work,” and taking the heat for controversial decisions, an unnamed sources close to the president ...

One adviser described Musk as doing “the dirty work,” noting that his public approval ratings were dropping. “Elon Musk and our friends at DOGE are working very hard to find a lot of waste ...