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Musk says he ‘got carried away’ by politics as Dogecoin falls below $0.07

Musk says he ‘got carried away’ by politics as Dogecoin falls below $0.07

In a wide-ranging Economist interview, Elon Musk said his Trump alliance and Doge role went too far; Dogecoin later slid to $0.0685 as traders reacted to his remarks.

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Fact Check
Both components of the claim are corroborated. The Yahoo and AOL articles confirm Musk's Economist interview remark that he 'got carried away' with politics/his DOGE role and Trump alliance. The crypto-economy.com original article and cryptonews.net confirm Dogecoin the token slid to a low of $0.0685 (below $0.07) following his remarks. One nuance: Musk's comment referred to the federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE agency), not the cryptocurrency; the token reacted due to shared branding and Musk's association, as the crypto sources explicitly note. The headline's causal attribution ('traders reacted to his remarks') aligns with the crypto reporting. The exact figure $0.0685 matches across independent crypto sources.
Summary

Elon Musk said he became overly absorbed in politics during his alliance with Donald Trump, telling The Economist he “got carried away” after backing Trump’s 2024 campaign with $200 million and later becoming the most visible figure in the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or Doge. The wide-ranging interview also included Musk’s forecasts that AI could surpass the sum of human intelligence within five years and make human work “optional,” as well as contentious comments on the UK, Europe’s far right and the war in Ukraine. After publication, Dogecoin fell below $0.07 to as low as $0.0685 from about $0.0723, with CoinMarketCap data showing the memecoin later around $0.0687, down 1.4% over 24 hours, as traders again reacted to Musk’s comments despite no formal link between the cryptocurrency and the government initiative.

Terms & Concepts
  • Dogecoin: A memecoin whose price has often reacted to Elon Musk’s public comments and online sentiment.
  • special government employee: A temporary U.S. government designation with limited service duration; Musk’s role was capped at 130 days.
  • AI: Artificial intelligence, machine-based systems that perform reasoning or cognitive tasks.