{"id":61177,"date":"2025-05-20T07:35:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=61177"},"modified":"2025-05-20T07:49:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:49:34","slug":"musk-to-step-back-from-political-spending-i-think-ive-done-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=61177","title":{"rendered":"Musk to step back from political spending: \u2018I think I\u2019ve done enough\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk said he plans to cut back on political spending, saying he has \u201cdone enough,\u201d a move that coincides with the billionaire entrepreneur taking a step back from President Donald Trump\u2019s Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum on Tuesday, the Tesla CEO said he would \u201cdo a lot less\u201d political spending \u201cin the future,\u201d adding: \u201cI think I&#8217;ve done enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk brushed aside a question about whether his move was a response to pushback he has received for his prominent role in reshaping the federal government, marked by his leadership of the agency-slashing Department of Government Efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I see a reason to do political spending in the future, I will do it. 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