Tesla and SpaceX CEO honored his promise on Wednesday that he has done everything he can to convince Trump of the threat posed by climate change.
Musk has served on Trump's economic advisory board and his manufacturing employment planning board.
Trump repeatedly referred to employment statistics in Thursday's statement, saying unemployment in the manufacturing, steel and coal sectors is unacceptable to the U. S. economy.
It seems like the last straw for Musk, who confirmed on Twitter that he would "leave the presidential council ".
Climate change is real.
Leaving Paris is bad for America and the world.
Musk was previously criticized for staying on the presidential advisory board, especially after technology CEO Travis Kalanick resigned to protest against the presidential advisory board.
Known as the Muslim ban ".
At that time, Musk said, "on key issues ,[would]
Serve the greater interests in a balanced manner.
Musk, the CEO of Tesla, aims to revolutionize the electric vehicle and battery storage industry.
He is also chairman of SolarCity, the company's goal is to make distributed solar energy around the United States as cheap and convenient as possible.
Musk also quickly pointed out the flaws in Trump's argument that China's emissions will cancel any potential improvement in U. S. carbon dioxide emissions in the future.