Musk recently departed the Trump administration after leading the Department of Government Efficiency for four months.

Elon Musk said the White House DOGE office was treated unfairly by its critics and became a "whipping boy for everything." Musk was speaking to CBS in an interview that aired on Sunday when he was asked about the backlash he faced over his work at the cost-cutting outfit.

Elon Musk may be spending more time at Tesla—but there's plenty going on at his other businesses, too. The Financial Times earlier Monday reported that xAI, known in part for the AI chatbot Grok, seeks to raise $300 million at a company valuation of $113 billion in a deal that would let employees sell shares.