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TheHyperHive on MSNElon Musk Shunned DOGE Responsibility to Avoid Being Blamed for All of the Trump Administration’s DecisionsWhy did Elon Musk limit his DOGE responsibility while advising on federal spending cuts? Elon Musk, one of the world’s most influential entrepreneurs, has been making headlines for his role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
As Elon Musk steps away from his official role at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), he joins a history of presidential administrations that have attempted to streamline government—with mixed results.
Despite speculation of political friction, Elon Musk’s departure from the Department of Government Efficiency was expected. He was appointed as a Special Government Employee, a category created
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk said that the Department of Government Efficiency, responsible for upheaval within the federal workforce in Philadelphia and nationwide, is here to stay.
President Trump said that Elon Musk "will, always, be with us, helping all the way." Musk's tenure as a "special government employee" is formally ending.
Elon Musk stepped down Friday from the Department of Government Efficiency, (DOGE), as his time as a special government employee in the Trump White House came to an end.