Starbase, Texas - Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently shared his thoughts on the intense backlash he has been receiving while working as head of President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

In a recent interview with The Washington Post, the world's richest man lamented that DOGE, which he has used to oversee the firings of thousands of federal employees and the termination of countless federal agencies, has become the source of blame for many of the Trump administration's shortcomings.

"DOGE is just becoming the whipping boy for everything," Musk said. "So, like, something bad would happen anywhere, and we would get blamed for it even if we had nothing to do with it."

Musk complained about the immense backlash his efforts have been getting, stating, "People were burning Teslas. Why would you do that? That's really uncool."

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While he has plans to step away from the agency sometime this month, he explained there is still work to be done, as "The federal bureaucracy situation is much worse than I realized."

"I thought there were problems, but it sure is an uphill battle trying to improve things in DC, to say the least," he added.

Musk's remarks came after he expressed disappointment with Trump's "big, beautiful bill," which Musk argued "undermines" DOGE's work, as it is expected to significantly increase the budget deficit.

His comments also come as his relationship with Trump and the administration has appeared to weaken, even though Musk donated a significant amount to Trump's re-election effort, and was seen as the president's closest advisor after he won.

Last week, Musk revealed that he plans to spend "a lot less in the future" on political elections, and when pressed on why, he cryptically stated, "I've done enough."