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Elon Musk concluded his tenure as a Special Government Employee, leading President Trump's cost-cutting task force, DOGE. Despite controversies and a
Elon Musk is bidding farewell. The wealthiest person in the world announced Wednesday on his X account that he is permanently leaving his duties at the White House. His departure came the day after the release of a preview of an interview in which he criticized President Donald Trump.
Billionaire Elon Musk on May 29 announced he is leaving as head of DOGE and exiting the Donald Trump-led administration. “…My scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end,” the Tesla and SpaceX chief wrote on X.
Elon Musk has said he is leaving the Trump administration after helping lead a tumultuous drive to shrink the size of US government that saw thousands of federal jobs axed. In a post on his social media platform X, the world's richest man thanked Trump for the opportunity to help run the Department of Government Efficiency, known as Doge.