U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will buy a new Tesla car to show support for the electric carmaker's chief and his ally Elon Musk amid recent "Tesla Takedown" protests and the slump in the company's stock price.

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk formed a bond during the 2024 presidential campaign. Their partnership helped Trump win the presidency. Musk contributed tens of millions of dollars to Trump’s reelection campaign and organized a PAC that helped with voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts.

Elon Musk’s X social media platform is experiencing multiple outages. Downdetector.com says more than 28,000 users reported an outage at 11:28 a.m.

Elon Musk listens as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump addresses a ... [+] House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. As is tradition with incoming presidents,

According to Elon Musk, X (formerly Twitter) was hit by a massive cyberattack on Monday, leading to multiple outages worldwide

Elon Musk said DOGE is set to grow to about 200 federal employees, up from about 100 currently as it fans across the federal department.

Trump adviser and tech billionaire Elon Musk said Monday that he plans to double the size of his staff in the Department of Government Efficiency, which he noted is already working inside nearly every federal agency.

Elon Musk's DOGE crew is camping out in federal office buildings. The big picture: Musk likes to live at work — he has slept at Tesla factories. WIRED reports Musk sleeps at DOGE HQ at the White House-adjacent Eisenhower Executive Office Building.