As Elon Musk’s time at the Department of Government Efficiency comes to an end, it is evident that Americans have much to thank him for, despite facing criticism from the left.

On Tuesday, Musk announced that he’s taking a step back from his role at DOGE starting next month and “allocating far more of [his] time to Tesla.”

His departure was anticipated, as individuals like Musk, known as “special government employees,” are only allowed to serve in advisory capacities for a maximum of 130 consecutive days.

Musk’s announcement not only complied with regulations but also aimed to reassure concerned Tesla shareholders. The company witnessed a staggering 71% decline in net income in the previous quarter, with a significant number attributing it to Musk’s temporary absence and his connection with former President Trump.

Musk always knew he’d be risking harm to Tesla but was willing to make the sacrifice for the good of the nation.

Yet a shocking number of Trump-Musk haters actually waged sociopathic attacks on Tesla vehicles and innocent dealerships and owners.

Democratic leaders encouraged this terroristic insanity, either with their silence or by smearing Musk as a big, bad “oligarch” and thus stoking the flames.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ghoulishly gloated over Tesla’s falling stock prices, just weeks before a Minnesota government employee was busted for causing $21,000 in damage to random Teslas.

One would think progressives would cheer the guy who built Tesla into the biggest seller of electric vehicles in the United States, a project he took on explicitly to fight climate change.

Quite frankly, getting Americans to buy EVs in the first place is a miraculous feat, considering they’re far less popular than their gas-powered counterparts.

Did that earn him some points with progressives? Fat chance.

And building Teslas isn’t Musk’s only act taken to help his fellow man. He also:

• Dispatched Starlink-fitted Cybertrucks to LA to maintain internet connectivity for locals after the devastating wildfires in January.

Leftists’ instinctive love of government largesse has blinded them to the huge benefits of DOGE, but Musk’s work there has been heroic, too.

His techy wunderkinds dug up one example after another of the feds throwing away taxpayer cash, from millions spent on unemployment claims for people who don’t exist to a stranger-than-fiction limestone mine where every single public employee resignation is processed by hand.

Musk exposed what a lot of Americans suspected — the government is riddled with waste, fraud and woke-driven abuse.

No, DOGE’s savings won’t be enough to erase America’s mammoth deficit, but Musk has started the ball rolling and shined great sunlight on the problem.

But all reasonable people should tip their hat to him for all that he’s done.

He put his businesses and his financial well-being on the line to serve the public good, and for that, he deserves Americans’ thanks.