Elon Musk departs DC with a black eye and a tattered reputation

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Elon Musk appeared alongside President Trump for a press conference in the Oval Office Friday, perhaps for the last time, with a noticeable black eye that he says he got from his young son. ”I said, ‘Go ahead, punch me in the face.’ And he did,” he said. Musk has been feeling the blows, too. Sources in the Trump administration told Reuters that the billionaire has been “exhausted and exasperated,” especially by the blowback against his companies. Tesla’s board reportedly initiated a search for a replacement CEO, a claim the directors have denied. Getty Images But in his Oval Office visit, Musk attempted to cast his Washington adventures as largely successful. He noted that as a special government employee, he was statutorily limited to 130 days in the position. But he vowed that even while he left his perch, D ... Read full article.