Assuming Musk actually does ditch DOGE (this administration has not been big on following federal laws, after all), he’ll be leaving his new mess for an old one. Tesla is staring down a potential crisis, in no small part because of how badly Musk’s behavior has damaged the brand.

Tesla stock is down more than 50% from its December peak as Elon Musk’s company heads into an earnings report expected to bring its worst profit in four years.

An analyst from Wedbush Securities has warned that Tesla will be destroyed if CEO Elon Musk continues working at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).Dan Ives said that Musk should leave government or take a major step back from DOGE and focus on his flailing electric car company,