From Rocket Dreams to Policy Ruins
No Moonshot, No Mars, Just Mayhem: The Musk Era Ends in Smoke
On May 29, Elon Musk officially stepped down from his controversial post in the Trump administration, ending a tenure defined by tech hype, budget cuts, and little meaningful progress. Touted as a visionary pick to lead America’s “innovation surge,” Musk instead left behind a crater of dysfunction.
Programs like the DOGE Public Infrastructure Fund, bizarrely tied to the meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin, burned through millions with no measurable public benefit. Musk’s promise to revitalize high-speed transit collapsed after the Hyperloop was quietly defunded and scrapped. His proposed “Mars to Main Street” economic plan? Dead on arrival.
Worse yet, Musk pushed severe budget cuts to science and education while promoting flashy pet projects that favored his companies. Critics say this was less about service, more about self-dealing.
“He promised the stars. He delivered a smokescreen.”
Now, as Musk returns to Tesla and SpaceX, the public is left asking: who will clean up the wreckage?
A Voice of Truth
We don’t need tech saviors. We need public servants with integrity. When leadership becomes a vanity project, it’s the people who pay the price.
Original Source
The Guardian – Trump Administration News Updates, May 29, 2025
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