On Monday, the Politico website published an analysis under the headline “Why has Elon Musk disappeared from the spotlight?” It found a sharp drop in the number of times that Trump posted about Musk on his Truth Social platform, from an average of four times a week in February and March to zero since the start of April.

In addition, White House officials no longer fill their social media feeds with Musk-related content. Reporters seldom ask about him at the White House press briefing. Members of Congress are giving his name a wide berth.

Musk seems to be taking the hint. This week, the Tesla chief executive confirmed that he had reduced his role as the unofficial head of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) to just two days a week, and will also cut his political spending substantially – the latest public signal that he is shifting his attention back to his business empire amid growing investor concerns.

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    They are just trying to hide from the bad press. I have no doubt that Musk has his fingers in all the things just like before, they’re just being quiet because of the backlash.

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      He’s realizing what all of the other rich people have already realized, its easier to just manipulate things from the background so people won’t get mad at you.

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        Yup, he has still been showing up at the White House, and the states is still pushing Starlink contracts on other countries, and Elon has a bid in for the contract for Trump’s “Golden Dome.” He is still very much around.

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      they dint expect him do all the doge cuts, msm is barely reporting the fallout of them.