
Is Trump looking to pull the plug on Elon Musk’s DOGE in just over 2 months? President drops big hint
Elon Musk's days as a senior White House adviser may be coming to an end — along with his government-slashing Department of Government Efficiency. After the tech mogul said that he would step down as DOGE chief by the end of May, US President Donald Trump has hinted that his 'first buddy' Musk may quit his role as a senior White House adviser leading the DOGE and will likely to go back to running his several companies full time.
President Trump Monday said he wants to keep Elon Musk at the White House for as long as he is willing to oversee the DOGE but suggested the billionaire tech entrepreneur's time could be nearing an end.
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Is the end of DOGE near?
Trump has dropped a big hint that Musk may have to go back to running his companies full time and that the tumultuous mission of DOGE will have been accomplished after firing tens of thousands of government employees.
“I think he’s amazing but I also think he’s got a big company to run and so at some point he’s going to be going back,” Trump was quoted as saying by Politico of the Tesla CEO. “He wants to. I’d keep him as long as I could keep him.”
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He made the remarks at a White House signing ceremony for an executive order calling for increased scrutiny of concert ticket resellers. This comments come came amid growing public concern about the chaos and turmoil caused by DOGE. The shares of Tesla have tanked recently with its dealerships and facilities facing violence and arson in US and many other countries.
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