Elon Musk said he doesn't quite agree with the Trump administration, explaining why he feels "in trouble"

Elon Musk told CBS Sunday Morning that he had some "divergence" with the Trump administration, but when he disagreed, he felt "a little stuck" and didn't want to publicly oppose them.

Musk sat down for an interview with "CBS Sunday Morning" and announced his departure the day before, noting that he agreed to "most of the government's work." But he also said “we have differences of opinion” and “I don’t quite agree with some things.”

"But it's hard for me to come up with that in the interview because then it's going to be arguing," he said. "I'm kind of stuck in a mess, and I think, I don't want to, you know, against the government, but I... don't want to be responsible for everything the government does.

Musk also said he was Budget bill "disappointed" Last week, passed by House Republicans, President Trump called it "big and beautiful Bill."

"I think the bill might be big, or it might be pretty, but I don't know if that's OK," Musk said.

Musk's interview, which aired on Tuesday's "CBS Sunday Morning" on June 1 SpaceX's Starship Breakup In its ninth test flight. On Wednesday, Musk announced his time as a special government employee in Doge was Finish This week. Special government employees are limited to 130 days of work in 365 days, and Friday is 130 days since Mr. Trump took office and Musk opened Doge.

Officially known as the Ministry of Government Efficiency Doge Deploy staff to agencies throughout the federal government and announce tasks to cut costs and reduce waste. Its actions sparked many lawsuits, and an analysis of non-partisan partnerships found that the savings claim for Doge claims would be Cost 135 billion US dollars This fiscal year.

"Musk kept in good terms and was still a friend of the president," a senior government official told CBS News' departure. "It's not separation, it's just going back to Musk's private sector. He will continue to be a friend of the president, which we can describe as a 'advisor.'"

Watch "CBS Sunday Morning" on CBS this weekend to see more interviews.

David Pogue