The Tesla innovator becomes the latest government employee to lose his job.

Elon Musk reportedly got into an intense shouting match with Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent in the West Wing of the White House

The clash began outside the Oval Office, before ending up around the corner by the National Security Adviser’s office, according to The Atlantic. At one point, their faces were inches apart, as Musk commented on Bessent for having “two failed hedge funds.”

The once prominent figure of Elon Musk in President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be reportedly fading in a gradual manner. The Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO, who was frequently mentioned by Trump and his administration,

Elon Musk gave media interviews to Bloomberg and CNBC on Tuesday.Musk has faced calls from investors to spend less time on DOGE and focus on Tesla.Musk reaffirmed his commitment to Tesla during his media blitz.

Earlier this year Maye Musk, the mother of Kimbal and Elon Musk, was a headliner at a government conference in the Emirates. And Errol Musk, Elon Musk’s father, has said that he is in talks with an Emirati firm to build a Musk Tower in Dubai to house the Musk Institute, a planned technology hub.

But Musk’s highly visible presence in Washington has ended, a POLITICO analysis found. In Trump’s rapidly evolving second presidency, Musk’s monopoly on political discourse, news coverage and social media seems to have broken — driven in part by how Trump and Republicans have all but stopped talking about him.

Elon Musk was once close to Donald Trump and the GOP but has now faded from their spotlight. His growing unpopularity may be hurting Republicans.