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Elon Musk News: DOGE Leader Is Leaving the Trump Administration

Elon Musk is stepping down from his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump . The Tesla CEO, who spearheaded cost-cutting efforts for the Department of Government Efficiency initiative, announced his departure in an X post on May 28.

“As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” he wrote on his social media site. “The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.”

Musk’s role in the Trump administration was always a temporary one, and he had already scaled back his work with DOGE in April to focu

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