Tesla CEO Elon Musk is out.

He is scaling back his political involvement and activity after investing a significant amount of time, effort and money first in campaigning for President Trump and Republicans. He lasted only a few months helming the Department of Government Efficiency.

His disastrous record will linger far longer.

Musk's critics underestimate him at their peril. Take the politics out of it, and his success would be an inspirational American story of innovation. Indeed, it wasn’t long ago that his progressive critics sang his praises and bought his electric cars in droves. Here was someone who was going to help fight climate change and move the world to a greener future. His company, SpaceX, rescued stranded American astronauts who had remained stuck at the International Space Station for months.

But we can’t take the politics out of it. Musk spent $288 million to help elect Trump. Then Trump picked him to lead DOGE, and liberals turned against him.

Musk kicked off his attendance at the Conservative Political Action Conference by wielding a chainsaw. Argentina’s President Javier Milei presented “the chainsaw for........

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