Elon Musk says he intends to still be Tesla CEO for years to come

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Billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday he's committed to being CEO of Tesla successful 5 years' clip arsenic the automaker faced aggravated user and stockprice unit implicit his enactment with President Donald Trump's government.

The question came arsenic Musk made a video quality astatine the Qatar Economic Forum hosted by Bloomberg aft Musk precocious traveled to Doha arsenic portion of Mr. Trump's Mideast travel last week.

A moderator asked: "Do you spot yourself and are you committed to inactive being the main enforcement of Tesla successful 5 years' time?"

Musk responded: "Yes."

The moderator pushed further: "No uncertainty astir that astatine all?"

Musk added, chuckling: "I can't beryllium inactive present if I'm dead."

Tesla has faced aggravated unit arsenic Musk worked with Mr. Trump arsenic portion of its self-described Department of Government Efficiency effort, oregon DOGE, peculiarly amid its campaign of unit cuts crossed the U.S. national government.

The interrogation with Musk comes 3 weeks aft a report in the Wall Street Journal connected May 1 said that Tesla committee members had reached retired to respective hiring firms astir uncovering a caller Tesla CEO.

Calling the report "absolutely false," Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm connected May 1 said the electrical conveyance maker's committee has not contacted recruitment firms to commencement a hunt for a caller CEO to regenerate Elon Musk.