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Elon Musk has lost $150B since his feud with Trump

Elon Musk’s personal net worth has declined $150 billion since the abrupt and very public end to his working relationship with President Donald Trump, reports Bloomberg. On December 17, in the midst of Trump’s post-election run-up, Musk’s net worth hit an all-time high of $486 billion. Today, he’s worth $335 billion. Despite a few months working side-by-side with Trump and his administration, their working relationship fell apart this week — sending Musk’s net worth plummeting. Disenchanted with the effectiveness of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that the Tesla and SpaceX supremo once claimed would save American taxpayers $2 trillion , he has left Trump’s administration entirely. Even DOGE, the crypto asset that counts Musk as its most influential champion, is down 75% from its December 2024 high. Over the last few days, Musk has called for Congressional votes against Trump’s $2.4 trillion One Big Beautiful Bill, calling it...