Tesla, a big source of Musk’s wealth, bore the brunt of the public anger against him and his policies. Tesla’s stock dropped 33% since inauguration. The EV maker’s sales plummeted.

In a move that stunned environmental advocates, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) under Trump dropped a high-profile enforcement case on behalf of the EPA against a Louisiana rubber plant whose emissions of chloroprene, a chemical considered to be a likely carcinogen in humans, reached hundreds of students in nearby schools.