I did expect it tbh both are very vindictive individuals. The govt apparatus was a big hinderance to Trump's efforts to enact his policies in his first term and I'm sure musk has his axes to grind too.
While it's hard to argue govt bloat and I do personally think we could do away with a lot govt agencies, I still don't think we should run govt like we would a business. Or that we should play favorites(israel).
Take H1B for example, from a business standpoint it does make sense, you bring in a quasi slave class that is for the most past technically apt. But you fail to take into account the cultural, social, and inflationary impact of this move and how it affects native populations.
So for me, I will give trump the benefit of the doubt for now and i will judge him once the dust settles and we get a good sense of what has been accomplished. And I know that's hard to do for a neutral, considering all the vitriol and histrionics.