Elon Musk has called the Wall Street Journal report a "deliberately false article" and an "extremely bad breach of ethics."

Tesla's board on Thursday rushed to defend its chief executive, Elon Musk, assuring he had the board's confidence amid rising investor worries about his prolonged absences, polarizing politics and the EV maker's plunging sales and profit.

Elon Musk might soon be leaving Washington, but he says DOGE needs to be a long-term project. Musk insisted in a TV interview that the project to slash government spending and eliminate entire agencies ought to endure amid signs that he may soon step away from the effort and return to his struggling electric car company.

Elon Musk has defended DOGE's work as he prepares to scale back his government role and spend more time at his businesses. Here's what might be next for him and DOGE.