Elon Musk said in an interview that his White House role has been "disadvantageous" for his companies, pointing to recent attacks against Tesla.

The all-stock deal values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion, according to Musk’s post. The billionaire has increasingly linked the two companies, wielding user data from X to train its AI models.

Elon Musk just sold X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, to himself? Well, kind of. Musk, in a post on X Friday, said that his artificial-intelligence company, xAI, has acquired X in an all-stock transaction that values X at $33 billion ($45 billion minus $12 billion in debt).

Elon Musk has sold social media site X to his own xAI artificial intelligence company in a $33 billion all-stock deal, the billionaire announced on Friday

Musk and several DOGE top aides sat down with Fox News host Bret Baier on Thursday, pitching to America their supposed earnest efforts to cut costs and reduce government waste. The conversation eventually led to Musk addressing the recent vandalization of Tesla property across the country,

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday that a great wrong was being done to Tesla employees and customers when asked on Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier" about incidents at dealerships that include arson attacks.

As the global auto world reeled from the potential fallout of U.S. President Donald Trump's new auto tariffs, one name stood out as less affected than others - electric-vehicle maker Tesla .

I think a great wrong is being done to the people of Tesla and to our customers,” the DOGE chief told Fox News “Special Report” host Bret Baier.

Automaker stocks here and abroad are getting smoked following President Trump's big move to impose 25% tariffs on foreign autos and certain auto parts. But one automaker is up — Tesla.

Elon Musk says the surge in Tesla vandalism stems from Democratic opposition to his role at DOGE and their "propaganda" against him and President Donald Trump.

In early February, as the furor around Elon Musk and DOGE's remaking of the federal government began to swell on the left, Democratic Rep. Julie Johnson sold off her Tesla stock. The Texas Democrat wasn't trying to make a statement.

Donald Trump’s announcement that he plans to slap 25% tariffs on all car imports to the United States has given most automakers whiplash as