President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office. The billionaire entrepreneur is ending his work in the administration on Friday.

President Trump said that Elon Musk "will, always, be with us, helping all the way." Musk's tenure as a "special government employee" is formally ending.

Though he was always expected to eventually step back from leading DOGE — since his special government employee status expires on Friday — it was widely suspected that he would continue working for the administration in a less central role.

Elon Musk will appear with President Trump in the Oval Office at 1:30 p.m. on Friday for a press conference/exit interview as he goes back to the private sector and leaves DOGE behind.

Elon Musk said he expected to "remain a friend and an advisor" to President Donald Trump as his time as a special government employee ends.

"Elon gave an incredible service," President Trump said. "Nobody liked him, and he had to go through the slings and the arrows, which is a shame, because he's an incredible patriot." At one point early in the press conference,

The high-profile feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump has taken another twist, with Elon’s father, Errol Musk suggesting his son is suffering from “PTSD from the White House.”Errol admitted Elon may have “made a mistake” by backing Trump’s re-election,