US EditionTrump says Musk will probably leave in ‘a few months’
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump indicated that Elon Musk is expected to step down from his government position within a few months.
- Musk serves as a special government employee leading the Department of Government Efficiency with a 130-day maximum tenure that would expire around May 30.
- Trump praised Musk as "fantastic" and a patriot while acknowledging Musk must return to his Tesla and SpaceX businesses full-time eventually.
- A recent poll showed 49 percent of 2,746 voters view Musk unfavorably, and Tesla reported a 13 percent sales drop in Q1 2025, marking its worst performance in years.
- Though Trump wants Musk to stay "as long as he likes," both have agreed Musk will step down after completing DOGE's downsizing work, with uncertainty about the exact timeline.
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State versions of DOGE take more modest approaches than Elon Musk's shock-and-awe moves in Washington
States are continuing to roll out their own versions of the Department of Government Efficiency, the outside advisory commission led by tech billionaire Elon Musk that President Donald Trump tasked with cutting federal spending and staffing.
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Trump's cabinet ready to take back power with Musk stepping back, sources say
WASHINGTON — Members of President Donald Trump's cabinet will likely move to limit the influence of Department of Government Efficiency employees and reassert control over budgets and staffing once Elon Musk steps back from DOGE, two government sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The Department of Government Efficiency, created by executive order the day Trump took office and helmed by billionaire Musk, has spearheaded efforts to s…
It was a shield, but the bullets started affecting Trump and the honeymoon was over. Musk is leaving, but will he always be a friend (and advisor?)
Musk amassed antibodies among Republicans, but Trump maintained confidence. Weeks before the end of the DOGE deadline and days after a lost election, Trump spoke about leaving.
'Unhappy' Trump was blindsided by Elon Musk's Pentagon plans: report
A meeting Elon Musk scheduled with Pentagon officials in March was scheduled without Donald Trump's knowledge causing friction between the two, reports the Wall Street Journal.As part of a deep dive into the relationship between the tech billionaire and the president that Musk had a large hand in ge...
Trump Says Musk Will Likely Leave Government in ‘A Few Months’ - The Thinking Conservative
President Donald Trump said that presidential special adviser Elon Musk is likely to leave the administration in “a few months.” The post Trump Says Musk Will Likely Leave Government in ‘A Few Months’ appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
Trump Says Musk Will Likely Leave Government in ‘A Few Months’
President Donald Trump said that presidential special adviser Elon Musk is likely to leave the administration in “a few months.” In response to questions about when Musk could leave, Trump told reporters on Air Force One Thursday that “Elon is fantastic” but he has “a number of companies to run.” Musk is a special government employee, meaning he has to leave 130 days after he assumes the position. “I want him to stay as long as possible,” he sai…
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