Elon Musk stepped down from his duties at the White House on May 30 after helping Donald Trump win a second term in office.
The feud between the South African-born tech tycoon and the president broke out after Musk slammed Trump's new tax-cut and spending bill as “a disgusting abomination”. He went on to accuse the president of ties to disgraced financier and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and called for him to be impeached.
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As head of DOGE, Musk led a controversial and sweeping bid to slash federal spending by at least $2 trillion.
DOGE currently estimates its efforts have saved $175 billion so far, although this number has not yet been independently verified.
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The richest man in the world will now return to managing his businesses, including electric car company Tesla, which has seen its sales plummet in recent months.
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Cartooning for Peace is an international network of cartoonists committed to promoting freedom of expression, human rights and mutual respect between people of different cultures and beliefs through the universality of press cartoons.
Nicolas Vadot was vice-president of Cartooning for Peace between 2013 and 2017 and his cartoons are regularly featured on Jean Quatremer’s blog “Behind the Scenes in Brussels”.
He has also published several books, the latest of which is Madame Ronchard.
A radio and TV columnist, he regularly contributes to FRANCE 24's “Une semaine dans le monde”.
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