Elon Musk may have been one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides, but they didn’t always see eye to eye. The recently departed DOGE chief revealed in an interview with CBS News’ Sunday Morning that he wasn’t always on board with the Trump administration’s agenda.

President Donald Trump will hold a news conference at the White House alongside Elon Musk to mark the world’s richest man’s departure from his official role leading the administration’s effort to slash the size and scope of the federal government.

U.S. President Donald Trump praised Elon Musk on Thursday and said he will hold a press conference with the billionaire, whose tenure in the administration is ending, on Friday at 1:30 p.m. EST (1730 GMT) in the Oval Office.

"It is very hard to separate Elon Musk's brand from the brand of Tesla, and SpaceX," a Harvard Business fellow told Newsweek.

Elon Musk is officially making his exit from the federal government, and it appears he is taking one of President Donald Trump’s top aides with him. Katie Miller, a top adviser and spokesperson for the Department of Government Efficiency at the White House is headed out to work for the tech billionaire,

The Tesla boss said he was back to working "24/7" and needed to focus on his companies, including Tesla. The stock is up sharply after April lows.