The time and focus Musk has dedicated to slashing federal jobs has sent investors and customers bolting from Tesla stock and cars, adding to other business for the divisive CEO.

Edward Coristine, a former intern at Neuralink and now known by his infamous LinkedIn profile handle “bigballs,” is one of the core members of the DOGE team and the youngest-known Musk aide at age 19, TechCrunch has confirmed.

The findings come as federal workers terminated at the behest of Musk voice their displeasure at town halls across the country.

The brother of Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been selling Tesla stock. Kimbal Musk has been offloading shares in recent months, just as Tesla stock has made a massive retreat from all-time highs that put the stock, however briefly, among the select group of trillion-dollar companies.

Elon Musk 's net worth has dropped by more than $144 billion since December, according to a report.

While Elon Musk has emerged as one of President Donald Trump's most loyal supporters—backing his policies and contributing over $300 million to his reelection campaign—the tech mogul's companies are now fearful of the unintended consequences of the administration's aggressive trade measures.