Elon Musk said he is so close to President Donald Trump that Trump has asked him to stay in one of the most historic rooms in the White House. "We'll be on Air Force One or Marine One and he's like, 'Hey do you want to stay over?

Even the brightest of flames are bound to sputter out eventually, and lo, it would appear that the bright, brief bromance between Elon Musk and Donald Trump will soon be but a wisp of smoke, quickly dissipated to nothing in the White House’s climate-controlled corridors.

A 9-foot tall bust of Elon Musk, inspired by the meme “Elon I Drew You / You Are My Hero, Elon”, stands off of Boca Chica Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas, where the tech billionaire is looking to incorporate his first company town. | Photos by Brenda Bazán for POLITICO

Musk’s embrace of Trump and right-wing politics has turned off many Democrats and independents, hurting his car company and his personal brand.

Musk has been spending a lot of time in Washington, D.C., as the public face of the Department of Government Efficiency.

Autos trade group Mobility Sweden said new vehicle registrations of Tesla models were down 80.7 percent in April, at 203, amid a backlash against the political activity of CEO Elon Musk. It was one of the worst-performing automakers for the month in the Nordic country,