Elon Musk The White House confirmed Wednesday that it will withdraw from his role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) later this spring later this spring.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt released Wednesday that “this ‘spoon’ is garbage.” “Elon Musk and President Trump both *publicly* said Elon will be disconnected from public services after Doge’s incredible work is completed.”
Leavitt refers to a political article that reports “trump card He had told his inner circle of the cabinet that “Musk” would resume his current role in the next few weeks. But Musk has long been taking a step back when his 130 days as a “special government employee” run out in May.
Musk has been the public face of Doog since the president Donald Trump An executive order was signed to establish the office on January 20.
Musk was formally hired as a “special government employee,” a role initiated by Congress in 1962, allowing the executive or legislative departments to hire temporary employees for specific short-term initiatives.
Elon Musk spoke at an event with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, February 11. （AP/Alex Brandon）
Data from the Government Ethics Office shows that special government employees can “no more than 130 days within 365 days.” Musk’s 130-day time range from inauguration date is dry on May 30.
“Politico has become a tabloid that would rather send a click than a real report,” White House spokesman Harrison Fields told Fox Digital Threeings in a report. “That’s why President Trump and President Dewey terminated millions of dollars in waste, and administration contracts with so-called news organizations have lowered their credibility to the American people.”
Musk and Trump once previewed Musk’s role is temporary and will end in the next few weeks.
“You are technically a special government employee, you should be 130 days,” Fox News’s Bret Baier asked in an exclusive interview Thursday with parish leaders and their team members. “You’re going to keep going, or do you think that’s what you’re going to do?”
“I think we’re going to do most of the work we need to reduce the deficit in that time frame,” Musk replied.
President Donald Trump was asked Monday about Musk’s comments in the media and hints whether he wanted Musk to maintain his government role for more than the scheduled 130 days. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Trump was asked Monday about Musk’s comments in the media and was asked if he wanted Musk to take up the government role longer than the scheduled 130 days.
“I think he’s an amazing person. But I also think he has a big company to run.” “So at some point, he’s going back.”
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk took a Tesla model vehicle on the Tesla model on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Trump said he would buy a new Tesla to support Elon Musk’s new Tesla. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg (Photographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The president added: “As long as I can keep him, I will keep him. He is a very talented person. You know, I love very smart people. He is smart. He does a great job. …Dorgi is, the numbers we found are no one who can even believe it.”
