Trump Says Musk Will Likely Leave Government in ‘A Few Months’

‘There’s going to be a point where he’s going to have to leave,’ the president recently said.

President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, alongside Musk's son X Æ A-Xii, speak to the press as they stand next to a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House on March 11, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump said that presidential special adviser Elon Musk is likely to leave the administration in “a few months.”

In response to questions about when Musk could leave, Trump told reporters on Air Force One on April 3 that “Elon is fantastic” but he has “a number of companies to run.” Musk is a special government employee, meaning he has to leave 130 days after he assumes the position.