This was an inevitability. The real surprise here is the concept of Trump parting ways with someone amicably. I still expect him to scapegoat Musk when the economy goes south and the peasants are out with pitchforks over their missing Social Security checks.

Musk is a special employee. By law he has to work a maximum of 130 days per year, otherwise he needs to be confirmed by congress. This isn’t some surprise.