Elon Musk Looks Like He's Trying Not to Cry When Asked About Tesla

Unelected White House advisor Elon Musk has seemingly been spending the vast majority of his time ransacking the federal government and excising what he claims to be "waste" and "fraud" with the help of his so-called Department of Government Efficiency.

Turning his back on his businesses has come at a steep cost. His EV maker Tesla, in particular, has felt the hurt this week, nosediving a whopping 15 percent on Monday (though the stock has recovered a few points in the early trading hours of Tuesday).

It's not just a blip, either; Wall Street has grown concerned about the carmaker's abysmal sales figures, which are in freefall in many parts of the globe.

That's in large part due to Musk's endorsement of far-right extremism and two Nazi salutes during Trump's inauguration celebration, which have sparked protests and vandalism targeting Tesla dealerships across the country and world.

During a Fox Business interview, Musk appeared to be on the verge of tears over the situation.

"You're giving up your other stuff? I mean, how are you running your other businesses?" broadcast personality Larry Kudlow asked him.

"With great difficulty," Musk answered, followed by a long pause and sigh. His voice wavered briefly before collecting himself.

"I'm just here trying to make government more efficient, eliminate waste and fraud, and so far we're making good progress," he claimed.

Many years since I saw Elon almost crying in an interview, it comes to mind when top astronauts called SpaceX failures and he said ‘I’ll never give up’, in tears. I believe he’s close to a breakdown. He’s been taken in the wrong place, IMHO. Politics isn’t his playing field. pic.twitter.com/bR5K2gP53m

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