Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after a turbulent duration working to reorganize the federal government, a White Home authorities validated.
A White Home authorities informed Reuters it was precise that Musk is leaving the administration and his “off-boarding will start tonight.”
As my scheduled time as an Unique Civil servant pertains to an end, I wish to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the chance to minimize inefficient costs. The @DOGE objective will just enhance in time as it ends up being a way of living throughout the federal government.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Might 29, 2025
Musk on Wednesday thanked United States President Donald Trump for his time as an unique civil servant as a part of the Department of Federal government Performance draws to an end, he stated in a post on the social networks platform X/Twitter.
Musk’s 130-day required as an unique civil servant in the Trump administration was set to end around May 30. The administration has actually stated DOGE’s efforts to restructure and diminish the federal government will continue.
” The DOGE objective will just enhance in time as it ends up being a way of living throughout the federal government,” Musk stated.
Trump and DOGE have actually handled to cut almost 12%, or 260,000, of the 2.3 million-strong federal civilian labor force mostly through hazards of shootings, buyouts, and early retirement deals, a Reuters evaluation of company departures discovered.
Criticism on tax and budget plan legislation
On Tuesday, Musk slammed the price of Republicans’ tax and budget plan legislation that was making its method through Congress.
” I was dissatisfied to see the huge costs expense, honestly, which increases the deficit spending, not simply reduces it, and weakens the work that the DOGE group is doing,” Musk informed CBS News.
Musk’s political activities have actually drawn demonstrations, and some financiers have actually required Musk to leave his work as Trump’s consultant and handle Tesla more carefully.
Musk, the world’s wealthiest individual, has actually protected his function as an unelected authorities who was given extraordinary authority by Trump to take apart parts of the United States federal government.