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The White House says Elon Musk isn’t actually a DOGE employee, even though President Donald Trump announced him as its head and virtually everyone is treating him as such.

The EV firm’s sales are down in many parts of Europe, while rivals are chipping away at its market share in the company’s native US

Elon Musk’s latest efforts, such as dismantling agencies and firing federal employees, have triggered protests outside Tesla showrooms across cities in the US. The protesters shouted slogans, held placards and denounced the billionaire’s meddling in governmental decision-making.

When he acquired the car on a company scheme, Harris did not consider the politics of Tesla’s billionaire owner too closely. “Elon Musk just seemed like a really interesting person. Everything he was doing seemed really positive,” he says.