Elon Musk is leaving his role in the Trump administration. Musk, who oversaw the U.S. DOGE Service, wrote on X that his scheduled time as a special government employee had come to an end.
Elon Musk is leaving his role in the Trump administration
Musk, who oversaw the U.S. DOGE Service, wrote on X that his scheduled time as a special government employee had come to an end.
May 28, 2025 at 9:43 p.m. EDT18 minutes ago
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Billionaire Elon Musk listens to President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on March 24. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
By Niha Masih
Elon Musk, a key adviser to President Donald Trump who oversaw the U.S. DOGE Service, said Wednesday that he is leaving the administration after leading a contentious effort to reshape the federal bureaucracy and slash government spending.
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Musk wrote on his social media platform, X, that his “scheduled time” as a special government employee had come to an end.
A day earlier, in a major break with the president and Republicans, Musk said he did not approve of Trump’s major spending bill — officially known as the One Big Beautiful Bill — with its massive tax cuts.
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“I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,” Musk said in an interview with CBS News.
In an interview this week, Musk said his efforts to cut the size of the federal government proved far tougher than he had expected.
“The federal bureaucracy situation is much worse than I realized,” he said. “I thought there were problems, but it sure is an uphill battle trying to improve things in D.C., to say the least.”
Elon Musk is leaving his role in the Trump administration. Musk, who oversaw the U.S. DOGE Service, wrote on X that his scheduled time as a special government employee had come to an end.
Elon Musk is leaving his role in the Trump administration
Musk, who oversaw the U.S. DOGE Service, wrote on X that his scheduled time as a special government employee had come to an end.
May 28, 2025 at 9:43 p.m. EDT18 minutes ago
1 min
Billionaire Elon Musk listens to President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on March 24. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
By Niha Masih
Elon Musk, a key adviser to President Donald Trump who oversaw the U.S. DOGE Service, said Wednesday that he is leaving the administration after leading a contentious effort to reshape the federal bureaucracy and slash government spending.
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Musk wrote on his social media platform, X, that his “scheduled time” as a special government employee had come to an end.
A day earlier, in a major break with the president and Republicans, Musk said he did not approve of Trump’s major spending bill — officially known as the One Big Beautiful Bill — with its massive tax cuts.
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“I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,” Musk said in an interview with CBS News.
In an interview this week, Musk said his efforts to cut the size of the federal government proved far tougher than he had expected.
“The federal bureaucracy situation is much worse than I realized,” he said. “I thought there were problems, but it sure is an uphill battle trying to improve things in D.C., to say the least.”