Elon Musk, DOGE
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The world's richest man spent nearly 130 days working with the Trump administration to slash the federal government.
As Elon Musk exits DOGE, the Trump administration pledges to maintain the department's mission of reducing government waste, with $175 billion saved so far.
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Some members of the DOGE operation are expected to continue their government-cutting roles inside agencies, while others who signed on to be DOGE’s “small-government revolutionaries ” are expected to leave their temporary gigs and head back to the corporate world.
President Trump posted that it was Elon Musk's “last day, but not really" at DOGE ahead of a press conference Friday that he announced via Truth Social.
Musk’s comment in an interview with CBS News exposed a growing rift in MAGA, and now other conservatives are piling on. Some have attacked the bill focused on Trump’s domestic agenda as it heads to the Senate, while others have questioned why the GOP-controlled Congress hasn’t done more work on its own to cut spending.
Several Trump cabinet members praised Musk’s work with DOGE, which will reportedly continue despite the Tesla CEO’s absence.
Nvidia results pleased investors and eased fears over China tariffs and separately a court ruled President Trump’s tariffs are illegal with the White House vowing to appeal and Elon Musk is officially done with DOGE.