Jessica Tarlov Tells Elon Musk He Would Be Welcomed Back On ‘The Five’
Fox News host Jessica Tarlov has made a “peace offering” of sorts to billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk after he announced his departure from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
She started her plea to Musk by hammering the “Big Beautiful Bill” that the president wants Congress to pass, which the Tesla CEO opposes.
“And what the Democrats are arguing and what I think you couldn’t deny is that it’s reckless at this moment to ram through trillions of dollars in tax cuts for the wealthy when you haven’t cut any of the spending. Which is why Ron Johnson right now is a no. Rand Paul is a no. And they don’t have the numbers for this,” the Fox News co-host of “The Five” said.
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“And I’m not saying that the Democrats are going to get Elon Musk back. Right. But he’s so clearly disappointed talking about the reconciliation bill and the work that he’s done. And also Tesla is out there now tweeting saying you can’t do these cuts that get rid of the energy tax incentives because we’re gonna, the grid is going to be smashed as a result of it, and we’re going to lose our energy independence,” the host said.
“So I’m campaigning for you, Elon. We only talked for a little while when you were on the show, but we’ll take you back and we could DOGE this the right way together,” she said.
Musk is stepping down from his role as a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, concluding a high-profile stint aimed at shrinking and reshaping the federal bureaucracy via the Department of Government Efficiency.
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The announcement, made Wednesday evening, ends a chapter marked by sweeping agency overhauls, mass layoffs, and a flood of lawsuits. In addition, Musk reportedly found the inner workings of Washington politics frustrating and ultimately achieved far fewer reforms than he had initially envisioned, the Associated Press reported.
Musk steadily scaled back his spending cut goals — from an ambitious $2 trillion to $1 trillion, and eventually down to $150 billion — as he grew increasingly frustrated with the entrenched resistance to his reforms.
He butted heads with senior Trump administration officials who allegedly resented his attempts to overhaul their agencies, and his aggressive push for cuts sparked intense political backlash from both parties, the AP added.
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Musk’s stint in the Trump administration was always meant to be short-term, and he had recently made clear he planned to refocus on his core ventures, including electric vehicle giant Tesla and aerospace firm SpaceX.
However, administration officials had remained vague about when Musk would officially step away from his role leading DOGE. He ultimately announced his departure abruptly in a post on X, his social media platform.
Musk also ended his tenure with the Trump administration on an upbeat note, predicting that DOGE will continue to influence congressional spending reductions.
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“As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” he wrote. “The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.”
The legislation contains a mix of tax cuts and enhanced immigration enforcement, along with some spending reductions. Musk described it as a “massive spending bill” that increases the federal deficit and “undermines the work” of DOGE.
“I think a bill can be big or it could be beautiful,” Musk said. “But I don’t know if it could be both.”
Trump commented on the legislation from the White House on Wednesday, indicating that he didn’t think it was perfect, either, but acknowledging the difficulties in getting Congress to go along with certain aspects of it.
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“I’m not happy about certain aspects of it, but I’m thrilled by other aspects of it,” he said, further suggesting that changes could be made.
