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Thank you for reading our live updates of Elon Musk's farewell news conference alongside Donald Trump at the White House.

The outgoing DOGE chief almost made it through the whole news conference without anyone mentioning the bruising on his face. 

A reporter in the Oval Office eventually brought up the matter, though. 

See how Musk responded below... 

While both men seemed pretty insistent the Tesla boss isn't really leaving Washington, the president still presented Musk with a leaving gift. 

See that moment again below... 

Our US correspondent Mark Stone shares his observations on Musk's farewell.

"There was a sense irony was dead," he says 鈥� pointing out how Musk jumped from talking about government spending cuts to praising Trump for adding ornate, gold decorations to the Oval Office.

Addressing the media Q&A, Stone describes the questions Musk and Trump faced as "very soft". 

"This was no news conference," he says. "It's a select group of media who get to go into these."

The Trump administration has made numerous changes to the press pool assigned to report from the White House in recent months.

News agencies including Reuters have been stripped of their permanent positions, while right-wing influencers have been ushered in. 

The final question of the day is whether Trump and Musk are concerned about tariffs potentially impacting Tesla. 

Trump jumps straight in to answer. 

"He's going to end up building his whole car here," he says of Musk. "You build a car, make it in America. 

"I gave them [manufacturers] a little leeway on that... but over the next year, they've got to have the whole thing built in America." 

But before Musk himself has a chance to answer, Trump says the press conference is over. 

Turning to various conflicts around the globe, Trump tells reporters that Israel and Hames are "very close to an agreement" for a ceasefire in Gaza.

The president also says an agreement with Iran to stop it from developing nuclear weapons is "very close".

Meanwhile, following recent tensions between India and Pakistan, Trump again takes credit for de-escalating the situation between the two countries.

The Tesla CEO is answering a question about the visible bruising around one of his eyes - and says his five-year-old son X 脝 A-12, or X for short, is responsible. 

Musk says: "I was horsing around with my son... I said 'go ahead and punch me in the face', and he did.

"It turns out a five-year-old can punch, actually. I didn't really feel much at the time." 

Meanwhile, Musk appears keen to show off his love for the Department of Government Efficiency at the event. 

Not only is he wearing a DOGE-branded baseball cap, but he also has a T-shirt with "The Dogefather" written on it.

As we've come to expect with Trump, his comments at this Oval Office news conference are certainly wide-ranging.

The US president has just offered his thoughts on Emmanuel Macron's marriage after a video appeared to show the French leader being pushed in the face by his wife.

Asked if he has any marital advice for the couple, Trump says: "Make sure the door remains closed." 

"That was not good," he adds of the video. "I spoke to him and he's fine, they're fine. They're two really good people. 

"I don't know what that was all about鈥� I know them very well and they're fine." 

Musk is reflecting on his time at DOGE, doubling down on his previous claim that the department could help the administration save a trillion dollars.

He says: "We do expect over time the trillion dollars in savings. Say by the middle of next year, with presidential support, we can do it."

One of the issues he's faced, Musk says, is that DOGE has been blamed for cuts that had nothing to do with his department.

"What we found was happening was if there were any cuts anywhere, people would assume that was done by DOGE," he explains. "We essentially became the 'DOGE' boogie man."

Another reporter wins a laugh for their question: what's harder 鈥� colonising Mars or cutting government spending? The first option, Musk says. 

During his farewell remarks, the US president presents Musk with a ceremonial golden key to the White House to thank him for his work.