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Updated: May 31, 2025 02:34 IST
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Elon Musk speaks during a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
US President Donald Trump Friday, heaped praise on Elon Musk saying, “Elon’s service to America is without comparison in modern history,” adding that Musk “is not really leaving” and will be “back and forth” to the White House because DOGE is his “baby”. The two were making joint comments in the Oval Office as Musk’s White House contract ends.
Trump also credited Musk for “tirelessly helping lead the most sweeping and consequential government reform programme in generations”.
Most Doge staffers, Trump said, would remain in place, and he promised to enshrine Doge’s controversial budget cuts in a “big, beautiful bill” — despite Musk’s recent criticism of that legislation for weakening DOGE’s impact.
Musk led the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the body tasked with reducing US government spending and cutting jobs. His departure comes 130 days after Trump returned to office, marking the maximum duration permitted under his designation as a “special government employee.”
“Will be a friend and adviser to President”
Musk, dressed in a blazer over a T-shirt that read “The DOGE-Father,” spoke briefly at the farewell press conference after receiving thanks and praise from President Trump.
While Musk confirmed he was stepping down as a special government employee, he also insisted this wasn’t a real farewell. “This isn’t the end of DOGE, it’s more the beginning,” Musk said, calling Doge “a way of life” and reiterating his long-shot claim that it would eventually reach $1 trillion in savings “over time,” he said, “I’m confident.”
“This is not the end of DOGE, but really the beginning. My time as a special government appointee necessarily had to end at some point – it was always a limited-time thing. But the DOGE team will only grow stronger over time. Their influence (on governance) will only grow stronger. I will liken it to Buddhism – it’s like a way of life, and I am confident that over time it will ensure a trillion dollars of saving for the government,” Musk said.
Speaking about DOGE’s accomplishments under his leadership, Elon Musk said, “The calculations of the DOGE team thus far (under Musk’s leadership) for FY 2025-26 is over $160 billion in savings and climbing. We expect it to cross $200 billion very soon.”
He added that he would continue to visit and possibly monitor DOGE’s progress, reaffirming his support for the administration. “The DOGE team is doing an incredible job, and they will continue to do an incredible job. I too will continue to visit here and be a friend and adviser to the President. I look forward to the time when I visit this amazing room (Oval Office).”
Asked how he plans to advise President Trump now that his official tenure has ended, Musk responded, “I expect to continue to provide advice – whatever the President would like. Whenever there is something the President would like me do, I shall be available at the President’s service.”
The press conference ended with Trump claiming future savings from waste and fraud in federal contracts would be thanks to Musk: “We’ll remember you,” he told the billionaire entrepreneur.
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