Elon Musk Finally Quits Trump, Paris Agreement Withdrawal The Last Straw

Despite the criticisms that Elon Musk endured from his colleagues in the tech industry and environmentalists, the Tesla CEO was steadfast in remaining with President Trump’s advisory team. His goal was to have a seat at the table and possibly influence the president to make the right decisions. After withdrawing the US from the Paris Climate Accord, however, Musk said enough was enough.

In a Tweet right after it was announced that the US was no longer going to be part of the worldwide effort to save the planet, Musk declared that he is no longer part of the administration’s Council. The Tesla boss also added that there was no mistaking the reality of climate change and that the decision to leave the Paris agreement was a disaster for the US.

“Am departing presidential councils. Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world,” Musk wrote.

To be clear, Musk had already said that he was going to leave the administration’s team if ever Trump backs out of the Paris deal. The tech billionaire is simply making good on his word. At the time, he had also Tweeted that he had done everything he could to convince the president that it was not a good idea to withdraw from the agreement and it seems it just was not enough.

Since Trump’s inauguration, the real estate mogul had been losing support from the tech industry. Eventually, Musk was the only one of note on the table following the departure of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, TechCrunch reports.

Enduring waves of criticism from Silicon Valley and environmental groups who believed that the tech revolutionary was getting rich off of his connection to Trump, Musk remained committed to staying as an advisor. This stemmed from his belief that issues needed to be engaged and there was no better way to do it than to have a seat at the table.