Elon Musk admits he "got carried away" with infiltration of US politics
2026-07-25 16:22:00ByRey HarrisWashington DC -BillionaireElon Muskrecently admitted that he may have gone a bit overboard when he spent loads of his own money to infiltrate US politics. In a recent interview,. . .
2026-07-25 16:22:00ByRey HarrisWashington DC -BillionaireElon Muskrecently admitted that he may have gone a bit overboard when he spent loads of his own money to infiltrate US politics. In a recent interview, billionaire Elon Musk admitted that he got "a little too involved" with US politics in the last few years. © Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFPDuring a recentinterviewwith The Economist, Musk was asked if he regretted his time working for PresidentDonald Trump's administration as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which was largely unsuccessful in achieving its mission of slashing billions in federal funding. Musk revealed that he got "a little too involved" in politics, further admitting he "got carried away. "During the 2024 presidential race, Musk spent over $250 million of his own money and campaigned to help Trump win reelection. After succeeding, Trump tapped Musk to headDOGE, tasking the tech mogul with slashing any federal funding they deemed fraudulent and wasteful. Musk said he has faced "a lot of flak" as his efforts caused chaos across the federal government. When pressed on criticism that his $28. 3 billion cuts to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) — a program that provides life-saving medical assistance for developing nations — have caused "unnecessary suffering," Musk dismissed the idea as "nonsense," boldly arguing that "zero people died because of DOGE. "When asked how some people "loathe" him, Musk said he doesn't care and insisted that the number of followers he has on X proves otherwise. He also argued that President Trump's administration has been doing an "excellent" job, further saying he is "vastly better than the alternative. "Cover photo: Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFPMore onElon Musk:Elon Musk ex Ashley St. Clair is on a mission to destroy the world's richest man – and dropping even more bombsElon Musk's xAI brings first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Grok user for creating explicit deepfakesElon Musk hit with serious accusations of breaking Wisconsin law with $1 million voter giveaway