President Donald Trump faces the challenge of convincing Republican senators, global investors, voters and even Elon Musk that he won’t bury the federal government in debt with his multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package.

Elon Musk announced his departure from the Trump administration on Wednesday, ending his controversial tenure as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In a post on social media, Musk stated,

Elon Musk has hit out at Donald Trump’s mega-spending bill for gutting clean energy tax credits, once again breaking ranks with MAGA Republicans as he ends his term as DOGE slasher-in-chief. Ahead of a press conference with the president to mark his departure on Friday,