The comments come as the Trump admin debates how far it can go to exert control over cities struggling with crime and political infighting.

Donald Trump has scrapped the “five things” email Elon Musk demanded federal workers submit during the heyday of the Department of Government Efficiency. The move appears to be part of a broader effort to remove traces of Musk’s influence from the Trump administration.

Musk received a warm sendoff from Trump, but then incurred the president's wrath by describing Trump's tax cut and spending bill as an abomination.