What began with a chainsaw is ending in a whimper. Elon Musk’s looming exit from Washington brings the oddest chapter of Donald Trump’s presidency to an early close. By his own metrics, Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has failed. Far from achieving his touted $2tn in savings, Doge may end up costing the taxpayer. Musk has meanwhile brought harm on Tesla, where he will soon return. Was there a hidden method to his madness?
始于一把電鋸的大膽實驗正在草草收場。埃隆?馬斯克(Elon Musk)即將離開華盛頓,讓唐納德?特朗普(Donald Trump)總統任期中最奇特的一章提前落下帷幕。按照馬斯克自己設定的標準,他的“政府效率部”(DOGE)嘗試已經失敗。他曾吹噓的2萬億美元節省非但未能實現,“政府效率部”最終反而可能會增加納稅人的負擔。與此同時,馬斯克也給他即將重返的特斯拉(Tesla)帶來了傷害。他的瘋狂背后有沒有隱藏的“方法”?