Harry Enten found one trend showing that the president understands the billionaire's brand has run its course.

While Musk remains close to President Donald Trump, his “decision to focus elsewhere has been greeted as a relief by many federal leaders, who have been busily undoing many of his cuts in their departments or making DOGE-style changes on their own terms,” The Atlantic’s Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker reported.

Musk could be distancing himself from Trump and U.S. politics since he has faced widespread backlash over his role at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Trump tapped him to spearhead the non-governmental agency to slash spending and the size of the federal government.