Though Trump and Musk are on the outs, workers with longstanding ties to the Tesla billionaire remain embedded in the government.

The tug of war over DOGE carries risks for Musk, who has a large book of government contracts and is managing the plummeting fortunes of Tesla, his EV company. Trump told reporters last week that “We might have to put DOGE on Elon. You know what DOGE is? DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon.”

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The White House said that DOGE’s mission is moving forward because of Trump. “Many Presidents have promised, but none other than President Trump has delivered to actually make government more efficient and root out waste, fraud, and abuse in Washington, and that mission is moving full steam ahead,” said White House spokesman Harrison Fields.

The elite federal task force DOGE, created to overhaul the US government under Elon Musk, is losing influence as key officials and engineers depart fo

DOGE staffer Edward Coristine, whose online nickname was 'Big Balls,' has quit his White House job following Elon Musk's acrimonious split with Trump.

The initiative that was meant to cut “waste, fraud, and abuse” across the federal government appears to be hitting road bumps, with remaining staffers facing increased scrutiny from the administration since Musk and other key generals left the agency, according to the Wall Street Journal.